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Map of the battlefield of Antietam. No. 1. This map shows the position of the Union and Confederate forces on the morning of Sept. 17th, 1862, prior to the battle of Antietam which opened at daybreak
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Map of the battlefield of Antietam. No. 1. This map shows the position of the Union and Confederate forces on the morning of Sept. 17th, 1862, prior to the battle of Antietam which opened at daybreak

Scale 1:14,080. ), 249 Confederate forces are shown in red and Union forces in blue. Headquarters of McClellan and Lee are clearly indicated. Legend lists the names of the corps, division, and brigade commanders. Brigades are keyed by number of positions on the map. Shows roads, railroad, houses, fences, names of residents, "Burnside Bridge," "Bloody Lane," "Dunker's Chapel," "National Cemetery," towns, vegetation, drainage, fords, and relief by hachures.

Date
1893
Mapmaker / publisher
Antietam Battlefield Board
Place
Maryland
Scale
1:14,080
Archive
Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
Type
map
Original size
8,605 × 9,978 pixels

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Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago.

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"Map of the battlefield of Antietam. No. 1. This map shows the position of the Union and Confederate forces on the morning of Sept. 17th, 1862, prior to the battle of Antietam which opened at daybreak" (1893). Antietam Battlefield Board. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_the_battlefield_of_Antietam._No._1._This_map_shows_the_position_of_the_Union_and_Confederate_forces_on_the_morning_of_Sept._17th,_1862,_prior_to_the_battle_of_Antietam_which_opened_at_daybreak_LOC_99447384.jpg

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