Collection Name
Collection Name
About
About
Burials prior to re-interment in Antietam National Cemetery
Media Items
ItemID
wcac300
IDEntry
1262
Creator
Original Sketch by Frank Schell
Rights
Washington County Historical Society
Date
1862-10-18
Collection Location
Washington County Historical Society
Contributor
Washington County Historical Society
Coverage
Washington County, Md; 1862-1869.
Body
The burial party of Union soldiers after the Battle of Antietam. Those to be buried are probably Confederate dead, as trenches were dug near the Sunken Road to accomodate the large number of dead from that part of the Battlefield.