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Torn in Two: The first major battle fought on northern soil occurred September 17, 1862, in Washington County, Maryland, about 50 miles west of Washington, DC. Known as Antietam Creek or Sharpsburg, it is now recognized as the bloodiest one-day battle in American history, with approximately 23,000 casualties. Accounts of this battle started to appear in northern newspapers two to three days after the engagement. One of the earliest map-illustrated articles was published in the New York Tribune, September 19. Although this map did not attempt to depict the military action of the day, it did show the general location of Sharpsburg and the surrounding countryside along the upper Potomac River. The Tribune published a more detailed map of the battlefield in the next day’s issue.
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kk91fq17k
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The locality of the great struggle
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map
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kk91fq17k
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map
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normalized
title
The locality of the great struggle
description
Torn in Two: The first major battle fought on northern soil occurred September 17, 1862, in Washington County, Maryland, about 50 miles west of Washington, DC. Known as Antietam Creek or Sharpsburg, it is now recognized as the bloodiest one-day battle in American history, with approximately 23,000 casualties. Accounts of this battle started to appear in northern newspapers two to three days after the engagement. One of the earliest map-illustrated articles was published in the New York Tribune, September 19. Although this map did not attempt to depict the military action of the day, it did show the general location of Sharpsburg and the surrounding countryside along the upper Potomac River. The Tribune published a more detailed map of the battlefield in the next day’s issue.
date
["1862"]
year
1862
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_007132
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862--Maps
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
West Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
Confederate States of America--History--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Antietam
Confederate States of America
Maryland
North and Central America
United States
Virginia
Washington (county)
West Virginia
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Maps
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Cartographic
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United States
state
Virginia
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1
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New York
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[s.n.]
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sf268508b
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41688024w
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37
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-80
extent
1 map ; 20 x 25 cm, on sheet 53 x 41 cm.
notes
Newspaper map depicting areas of military activity in Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia, and at the Battle of Antietam.
Relief shown by hachures.
Appears in the New York Tribune, Friday, September 19, 1862.
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kk91fq17k
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map
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