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Antietam National Battlefield
Monument to Gen. Joseph K. F. Mansfield

Dedicated: May 24, 1900
Location: Smoketown Road at intersection with Mansfield Monument Road
Map Number: 8
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Monument to Gen. Joseph K. F. Mansfield

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Monument to Gen. Joseph K. F. Mansfield

Monument Text:
(south side) Erected by the State of Connecticut A.D. - 1900 Under the auspices of Mansfield Post No. 53 Department of Connecticut

(north side) The spot where Gen. Mansfield fell is a few yards Easterly from this monument Born December 22, 1803 Killed September 17, 1862

(west side) Major General Joseph K. F. Mansfield Commanding the 12th Corps Army of the Potomac mortally wounded near this spot September 17, 1862 about 7:35 A.M. while deploying his corps in action.
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Major General Joseph K. F. Mansfield

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Major General Mansfield was one of six Generals killed at the Battle of Antietam.
Artillery at Antietam  

Did You Know?
Over 500 cannons particpated in the Battle of Antietam, firing over 50,000 rounds of ammunition. The cannonade was so severe that Confederate artillery commander Colonel S.D. Lee described the battle as "artillery hell."

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