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

1860s, American Civil War


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.