Antietam Battlefield Sketches
   
Sketch by artist Frank Schell depicting Union soldiers fording Antietam Creek. First appeared in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper October 11, 1862
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This panoramic view of the battle was done by
artist Edwin Forbes.
700 x 457 (180K)

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Sketch of the 1st Maryland Battery. First appeared in Harpers Weekly, October 11, 1862.
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Sketch by Frank Schell entitled "Women and children of Sharpsburg, MD taking refuge in the cellar of the Kretzer mansion during the Battle of Antietam. - Bursting of a shell in the window of the cellar."
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Originally published in Harpers Weekly,
October 4, 1862. This sketch was part of a series of images and is titled "Into the Woods."
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Originally published in Harpers Weekly,
October 4, 1862. This sketch was part of a series of images and is titled "Through the Cornfield."
700 x 635 (166K)
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Sketch by Alfred Waud of the burning of the Mumma Farm. The Mumma's lost everything and suffered more than any other family on the battlefield. First appeared in Harpers Weekly, October 11, 1862.
700 x 533 (141K)
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Last updated: 4/5/02, KBS