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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
Antietam battlefield. The pontoons you see are the very ones that Burnside hoped to get in November instead of December. See the full version to check out a First Michigan wagon at lower left and so much more! The little town of Berlin used to be at and above the location of the current MARC train parking area in Brunswick, MD. The tall, modern bridge was built just a few yards to the east (or left) of the old bridge, whose piers are visible spanning the Potomac at left. Virginia is on the horizon with the town of Lovettsville a few miles beyond |
I went to an exhibit of Civil War photos at the Huntington Library. It was a sobering experience, particularly the images of the bloated dead soldiers strewn out on the Antietam Battlefield.
