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The ferocity of that single day of fighting and the haphazard means by which graves were arranged has made the Antietam death toll hard to truly measure.

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The 1862 Battle of Antietam: Casualties and Death Toll

By Mike Haskew

During the September 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam, casualties piled almost too high to count. The culmination of the first invasion of the North during the American Civil War by General Robert E. Read more

This American Civil War timeline covers the events of July to December 1862, from the Peninsula Campaign to the Battle of Stones River.

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American Civil War Timeline – Southern Offensives Turned Back

by William E. Welsh

Confederate offensives into two border states, Maryland and Kentucky, formed the key highlights of the second half of 1862 for the Confederacy. Read more

The rolling farmland of western Maryland is the site of the Antietam National Battlefield, the bloodiest one-day battle of the American Civil War.

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Harvest of Death: Visiting Antietam National Battlefield

By William E. Welsh

The harvest of death in the farm fields of western Maryland was a heavy one on September 17, 1862. Read more

The 1862 Battle of Antietam: Casualties and Death Toll

American Civil War Timeline – Southern Offensives Turned Back

Harvest of Death: Visiting Antietam National Battlefield

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