Lee quickly rushed to reunite his army. Lee ordered his forces to move to Sharpsburg at a strategically selected location along Antietam Creek. On September 16th, 1862, Union forces under the ...

Over a few awful hours in 1862, Bloody Lane at Antietam became the deadliest spot in American history. A simple farm path ...

That notion was shattered forever when Alexander Gardner and his assistant James Gibson, working for photographer Mathew Brady's firm, came to Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Md. Robert E.

The swollen creek didn’t need to carve a path through the road because a gap already existed. Carsonia has been barricaded near Antietam High School as part of a PennDOT bridge replacement project.

On July 9, floodwaters from the Antietam Creek breached most of the building, causing $21 million in damage and rendering the structure that housed 600 students unusable. “Our community lost one ...

On September 17, 1862, during what became known as the Battle of Antietam, Union troops needed to cross Antietam Creek to flank the Confederate Army. Union Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside had orders to ...

17, 1862, along the banks of Antietam Creek. President Abraham Lincoln viewed the ensuing Confederate retreat as divine approval for abolishing slavery. He issued the preliminary Emancipation ...

On the banks of Antietam Creek, the bloodiest day of the war takes place, followed shortly by the brightest: the emancipation of the slaves.

The Antietam Creek in Lower Alsace Township, Berks County, spilled over its banks in front of Antietam Middle-Senior High School. The district's superintendent said the school "sustained ...