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Antietam National Battlefield
16th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Monument

Dedicated: October 8, 1894
Location: South end of Battlefield, east of Branch Avenue
Map Number: 93
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16th Connecticut Infantry Monument

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16th Connecticut Infantry Monument

Monument Text:
Position
of the
16th Conn.
Vol. Infantry
5 P.M. - Sept. 17, 1862
Number engaged - 779
Casualties
Killed 43
Wounded 161
Total 204
16th Connecticut
Vo. Infantry
2nd Brigade
3rd Division
9th Army Corps

Erected by the
State of
CONNECTICUT
1894

Henry Kyd Douglas  

Did You Know?
Henry Kyd Douglas, the youngest staff officer for Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was a native of the Sharpsburg area. His family home was just 4 miles west of the Battlefield. His uniform and personal library are part of the Battlefield collection.

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