Battle of Antietam, Md. - Public domain vintage map
Summary
In this extremely detailed map, Sneden indicates the locations of roads, bridges, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, houses, barns, ploughed fields, and the Antietam Iron Works. The Union and Confederate signal stations are also noted. The line of battle is located east of the town of Sharpsburg on September 16; encompassing the town on September 17 (after the actual battle); and to the west of town on September 18th as Lee's Confederate troops retreated back across the Potomac toward Sheperdstown, W. Va.
Tags
Date
01/01/1862
Contributors
Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain