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Antietam National BattlefieldSketch of Burnside's Advance
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Antietam National Battlefield
Flood Plains
 

Along Antietam Creek exists a section of floodplain forest that is critical to the creeks health. The forest serves as a riparian buffer and is mainly composed of red maple, silver maple, sycamore and black walnut.

President Lincoln  

Did You Know?
President Abraham Lincoln visited Antietam Battlefield two weeks after the battle and spent four days visiting General George McClellan, touring the battlefield and visiting the wounded of both sides.

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:29 EST