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Graves of members of the 51st N.Y. Vol. killed at Burnside's Bridge, Sept. 21, 1862.

Ink inscription on verso: "Antietam #22." Graphite inscription on verso: "Federal Graves. Burnside's Bridge." Numeric notation: "585 V." An unidentified Federal soldier leans against a stone wall that borders Antietam Creek. From here the 51st...

GLC05111.01.0375

Antietam Campaign, Roulette spring house. [1862-1865 ca.]

Two men stand on steps that lead down to the front door of a white building. One man holds a cup and the other has his hand outstretched. A horseshoe hangs on the roof. A third man sits on a bench on the left side of the image. Inscription on recto:...

GLC05111.01.0515

Long line of Confederate dead on Antietam battlefied, Md. [September 19, 1862 ca.]

Taken by Gardner. The image shows a long line of Confederate dead starting in the center foreground and continuing off into the background in a wide arc. Frassantio believes the location to be near the Mumma farm. Graphite numeric notation, "49" in...

GLC05111.01.0617

Ruins of Mumma house, Antietam battlefield, Md. [September 19-20, 1862 ca.]

Although inscription on verso reads, "Ruins of Summit House," the image is clearly of the Mumma homestead at Sharpsburg [Antietam], Md. The image has also been identified by Frassanito in his book "Antietam" as "Ruins of the Mumma house" and was...

GLC05111.01.0726

Lutheran Church in Sharpsburg, Maryland, showing battle damage.

Inscription on verso: "Lutheran Church Sharpsburg, Maryland." The church shows the scars of battle suffered from artillery fire on 17 September 1862. Numeric notation on verso: "134."

GLC05111.01.0753