• Cannon and Cornfield at Dawn

    Antietam

    National Battlefield Maryland

Mortuary Cannons and Other Monuments

Mortuary Cannons Confederate Generals Union Generals





Brig. Gen. George B. Anderson

 Maj. Gen. Joseph K. F. Mansfield



Brig. Gen. Lawrence O'Brian Branch Maj. Gen. Israel B. Richardson



Brig. Gen. William E. Starke Brig. Gen. Isaac P. Rodman
Go to more information about the six Generals who were killed at Antietam


Other Monuments: Private Soldier "Old Simon" Monument in the National Cemetery


War Correspondents Memorial Arch located at Crampton's Gap
 

Did You Know?

The Texas Flag

The First Texas Infantry lost 82% of their men killed, wounded and missing while fighting in the Cornfield at Antietam, the highest casualty rate for any Confederate regiment in one battle of the Civil War.