Historic Battles
Battle of Antietam
1862 · Civil War · Sharpsburg, MD
UnsolvedThe prize. Bullets, canister, eagle buttons
Where. Sharpsburg, MD
Status. Unsolved
Where. Sharpsburg, MD
Status. Unsolved
The account
The bloodiest single day in American history, ~23,000 casualties; prompted the Emancipation Proclamation.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The field is at Sharpsburg, MD, and arms, shot, and relics still come out of the ground there.
- Detecting or digging needs landowner or park permission, and any significant find should be recorded; many battlefields are protected.
- Work the documented account of Battle of Antietam to learn where the fighting, the camps, and the rout actually ran before you look.
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