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Antietam National Battlefield Mortuary Cannon with Fall Colors
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Antietam National Battlefield
Purnell Legion Infantry, Maryland (USA) Monument

Dedicated: May 30, 1900

Location: Behind (West) of the Dunker Church

Map Number: 41

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Purnell Legion Infantry, Maryland (USA) Monument

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Purnell Legion Infantry, Maryland (USA) Monument

Monument Text:
Purnell Legion Infantry
Maryland
3rd Brigade
2nd Greene's Division
12th Mansfield's Corps
Occupied a line
running north from
this marker. Loss, 3
killed, 23 wounded.
The monument to the
Maryland troops is
near the Dunkard
Church.

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Artillery at Antietam

Did You Know?
Over 500 cannons participated 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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