slgwv

slgwv club

Posted: 09 Oct 2013


Taken: 01 Jun 1999

4 favorites     3 comments    762 visits

Location

Lat, Lng:  
You can copy the above to your favourite mapping app.
Address:  unknown

 View on map

See also...

SEEN IN SEEN IN


Silver Surfers Silver Surfers


Tolerance Tolerance


Civil War Civil War


History History


USA USA


See more...

Keywords

battle
USA
Maryland
Civil War
Antietam
Sharpsburg
War Between the States
Antietam National Battlefield
Bloody Cornfield


Authorizations, license

Visible by: Everyone
All rights reserved

762 visits


The Bloody Cornfield

The Bloody Cornfield
Site of one of the most savage encounters at the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) in the US Civil War, Sept. 16-17, 1862. Elements of the opposing sides were firing at near point-blank range in a field of standing corn (i.e., maize, in US usage). Antietam is pronounced an-TEE-tum, btw.
Kind of a contrast to the peaceful Maryland countryside today. The site is now a US historic park.

, , William Sutherland, Smiley Derleth have particularly liked this photo


Comments
 slgwv
slgwv club
Indeed. 17 September 1862 remains the bloodiest day in American history.

Before we visited I hadn't realized how pivotal Antietam actually was. Because McClellan managed not to lose, Lincoln could issue the Emancipation Proclamation and thereby turn the war into a crusade against slavery. This forestalled any reasonable chance of intervention by France and Britain on the South's behalf.

It did, for the time being, thwart Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania; but by knowing Lee's disposition of forces beforehand, because of the orders lost by a careless Confederate courier, McClellan had been in a position to completely crush Lee's army. That didn't happen, and Lee, of course, tried again a year later. People speculate about how the South could have won the war (and alternate history writer Harry Turtledove has a whole book series based on a southern victory because the orders _weren't_ lost), but speculation about how the North could have won sooner is less popular!
11 years ago. Edited 11 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Gorgeous capture! Terrific info!

Admired in:
www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
10 years ago.
 slgwv
slgwv club
Thanks, everyone! Glad it was of interest.
10 years ago.

Sign-in to write a comment.