Antietam National Cemetery
Summary
A circular published by the Trustees of the Antietam National Cemetery provides the names of 1,503 buried on the field, and another 603 whose names are unknown. It is estimated that from 7,000 to 8,000 soldiers are buried on the field, and another 2,000 in other places, for an aggregate of 10,000 having died as a result of the battle. This likely makes the Battle of Antietam the greatest battle in terms of the number of soldiers engaged and in the “fearful loss of life.”
Article Source
Newspaper: The Herald and Torch Light
Publication Date: August 30th, 1865
Page/Column: 3B
Town: Hagerstown, MD
County: Washington
Subjects
- Battles / Military
- Aftermath of War / Reconstruction
