2 Quotes by Carol Reardon

A full appreciation of this crucial position requires an examination of the Confederate defense on this side of Antietam Creek and a walk across the famous Burnside Bridge to explore the IX Corps’ efforts to cross the span and push up to this high ground and beyond.

Captain Werner Von Bachelle of the 6th Wisconsin in General John Gibbon’s Iron Brigade, who died on the Hagerstown Pike with his Newfoundland dog at his side, rests here as well.