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Antietam National BattlefieldSketch of Burnside's Advance
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Antietam National Battlefield
27th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Monument

Dedicated: 1910
Location: North side of Cornfield AvenueMap Number: 19
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27th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Monument
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27th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Monument

Monument Text:
THE 27th INDIANA INFANTRY
3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Army Corps
Col. Silas Colgrove, Commanding
Was engaged with the enemy 400 yards
north of this marker.
Sept. 17, 1862
Number engaged - 440
Killed & wounded - 209

 
27th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Monument Plaque
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27th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Monument Plaque
Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
Union General John Gibbon who served at Antietam and fought in the infamous Cornfield had three brothers who served in the Confederate army.

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