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Antietam National Battlefield
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
 

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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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