Summary: | Burnside Bridge, Antietam Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Maryland, circa 1951-1969. Caption reads: "The Battle of Antietam or Sharpsburg, in 1862, was the bloodiest battle of the War between the States, over 20,000 casualties being suffered by both sides. At Burnside Bridge, Gen. Burnside's corps made repeated attempts with greatly superior numbers to force the bridge, but was driven back. Antietam is now a national monument." Postcard number: P14365. |
Provider: | Colourpicture Publishers (Firm) |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | Massachusetts |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Boston |
Temporal subject: |
1951-1960
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1961-1970
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Geographical subject – Region: | Maryland |
Geographical subject – Settlement: | Sharpsburg |
Topical subjects: | Bridges |
Battlefields |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 |
Antietam National Battlefield (Md.) |
Genre: | Postcards |
ArchivesUM location: | Institute of American Deltiology postcard collection |
Repository: | National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection |
Browse terms: | Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places |
War, Military |
Collection: | National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection |
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