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Antietam National Battlefield
O.T. Reilly Monument

Dedicated: 1927
Location: Across from the park Visitor Center in front of private home
Map Number: 47
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O. T. Reilly Monument

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O. T. Reilly Monument

Monument Text:

To the memory of the
Old Dunkard Church

The oak tree that stood in front and the Union Civil War Veterans of Sharpsburg, Maryland

Erected by O.T. Reilly The Half-Century Antietam Battlefield Guide 1927
Bodies on the battlefield  

Did You Know?
Alexander Gardner's photographs of Antietam were the first ever images to show dead soldiers on the field of battle. A New York Times article about the photographs said it was if the "dead had been laid at our doorsteps."
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