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TO THE FRONT! Clara Barton Braves the Battle of Antietam
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General George S Greene(Union)
For a man pushing 60 when the war broke out, General Greene could still show off an impressive head of hair to go along with his remarkable beard and moustache. His uniform was in rather tattier shape when this photo was taken, as a couple of buttons appear to have got lost somewhere.
Greene had originally left the military in 1836 to become an engineer, but he returned to the colours after a gap of 25 years and served prominently at the battles of Cedar Mountain and Antietam. The oldest Union general at Gettysburg, he put his engineering experience to good use by ordering the construction of fortifications on Culp’s Hill, which his brigade successfully defended against fierce Confederate attacks. He lived until he was 97.
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Photo: Joseph Poffenberger Farmstead at Antietam National Battlefield in 2014 (NPS Photo)
On the first Saturday of December, the Civil War historic site at Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland, holds their annual Memorial Illumination event.
Over 23,000 luminaries will light the battlefield this evening–each luminary representing a casualty from the Battle of Antietam that took place on September 17, 1862.
The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederacy’s first major invasion of the North and gave President Abraham Lincoln the opportunity to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
From the battlefields to the home front, the cost of the war was steep and its lessons eternal. It’s hard to imagine the horror that ravaged this Maryland community when you walk the now peaceful fields. Today, these Civil War historic sites help us better understand our tragic past.
Photo by Ted Fryberger (sharetheexperience.org). Photo description: A view of a large, sculpted marble arch, looks out into a dark cemetery lit by individual candles. A small white house is in the distance.
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