Burnside's Bridge

USA / Maryland / Sharpsburg /

place with historical importance, pedestrian bridge, American Civil War 1861-1865, stone bridge

The fighting here was a key factor in McClellan's failure at Antietam. Called Burnside Bridge after the Union general whose troops were held off most of the day by a few hundred Georgia riflemen, it is the battlefield's best-known landmark.

www.nps.gov/places/antietam-battlefield-burnside-bridge...

Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnside's_Bridge

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Coordinates: 39°27'1"N 77°43'54"W

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