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Antietam National Battlefield
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Antietam National Battlefield has thousands of original items in it's collection. With the limited amout of space in the park visitor center, only a few put are on display, most are kept in protective storage. Click on the different links to view photographs of some of our historic items. Each page includes a gallery for larger images of the original artifacts.

Bodies on the battlefield  

Did You Know?
Alexander Gardner's photographs of Antietam were the first ever images to show dead soldiers on the field of battle. A New York Times article about the photographs said it was if the "dead had been laid at our doorsteps."
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Last Updated: August 02, 2006 at 15:27 EST