1910 Map of Antietam

About this map

Bloody Lane and the Burnside Bridge anchor the western portion of this survey, marking the landscape of the 1862 conflict near Sharpsburg. The terrain is defined by the parallel ridges of South Mountain and Elk Ridge, which channel movement through strategic passes like Foxs Gap and Crampton Gap. Along the southern border, the Potomac River serves as a vital corridor, shadowed by the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Baltimore and Ohio RR, which converge at the bustling rail center of Brunswick.