Graves of members of the 51st N.Y. Vol. killed at Burnside's Bridge, Sept. 21, 1862.

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GLC#
GLC05111.01.0375-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1862/09/21
Title
Graves of members of the 51st N.Y. Vol. killed at Burnside's Bridge, Sept. 21, 1862.
Place Written
Sharpsburg, Md.
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 10.8 cm, Width: 12.7 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Ink inscription on verso: "Antietam #22." Graphite inscription on verso: "Federal Graves. Burnside's Bridge." Numeric notation: "585 V." An unidentified Federal soldier leans against a stone wall that borders Antietam Creek. From here the 51st NY fired on the Confederates on the wooded ridgeline above [opposite bank] and soon charged the bridge itself. Wooden grave markers appear in front of the wall. Frassanito [Antietam, p. 240] has identified four of the graves as being those of Sgt. George W. Loud, Pvt. Edward Miller, Pvt. John Thompson, and Cpl. Michael Keefe.

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