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Antietam National Battlefield
8th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Monument

Dedicated: October 8, 1894
Location: On the South end of the Battlefield, East of Harpers Ferry Rd near the 9th NY Monument
Map Number: 77
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8th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Monument

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8th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Monument

Monument Text:
8th CONN.
VOL.
Infantry
2d Brig.
3d Div.
9th Corps.
Advanced position
8th Conn. V.I.
No. Engaged - 400
Killed and Wounded - 194

15th Massachusetts Infantry Monument  

Did You Know?
The 15th Massachusetts Infantry went into the Battle of Antietam with 606 soldiers. 318 were killed or wounded, the highest number for any Union regiment in the battle. Their monument features a wounded lion carved in granite.

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