Burnside Bridge - National Parks Gallery

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Burnside Bridge - National Parks Gallery

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Summary

Burnside Bridge from the Union perspective. Confederate defenders would have been positioned on the high ground, on the other side of the Antietam Creek.

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Date

1861 - 1865
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Location

39.45949, -77.74136
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National Parks Gallery
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https://npgallery.nps.gov/
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