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Antietam

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Antietam

The single bloodiest day in American History

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Here is the Famous Dunker Church, focal point of much of the days early fighting

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The East wood from which the Union assualt was launched into the cornfield and toward the church.

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In the early afternoon the fighting continued unabated along this sunken farm lane.

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The interior of the Dunker Church

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This is the famous West Woods where the fighting was furious

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This is the lower end of Bloody Lane. This depression was filled with bodies.

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Later in the afternoon,the battle shifted to this bridge

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From these heights 600 Confederates held off Burnside's army for hours.