To: stainlessbanner
The battle at Antietam bridge (Now Burnside Bridge) saw 23,000 casualties on both sides in a single day. The bloodiest engagement in U.S. military history, with casualties of more than TWICE as many Americans as in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Spanish-American War COMBINED.
18 posted on
09/29/2002 9:50:52 PM PDT by
Zebra
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