Union captain describes conditions on the eve of the Battle of Antietam 150 years ago today (1862)

September 16, 20121860s, American Civil Waradmin

Video: Sept. 16, 1862 (at 43:40)

(Tuesday, September 16, 1862, during the American Civil War) — On the eve of the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, Union Capt. Edward Hastings Ripley wrote about conditions near Sharpsburg, Maryland.

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Union captain describes conditions on the eve of the Battle of Antietam 150 years ago today (1862)

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