The Civil War in the East. The Civil War Monuments of Antietam. Today Antietam National Battlefield Park is the home to almost one hundred monuments and over two hundred historical markers. You can find them on this site by army, state and category using the menus on the left, or tour the battlefield via maps. That link to pages featuring monuments, markers and terrain features.

The Civil War in the East. United States Regiments and Batteries. People in the Civil War in the East. West Point Officers in the Civil War. The Civil War in the East. A brief background on some of the lesser-known but important people in the Eastern Theater. West Point provided the .

View from the Pennsylvania Monument. Little Round Top Photo Gallery. The Medal of Honor at Gettysburg.

To buy time Union General Lew Wallace scraped together 6,000 militia and garrison troops seasoned with a few combat veterans. They blocked the turnpike to Washington at the Monocacy River outside Frederick, Maryland. But even without capturing Was.

The Civil War in the East. The Shenandoah Valley is a beautiful region of wooded mountains, rich farmland and flowing streams. But during the Civil War it was a pathway for armies, a battleground, and a strategic target. The struggle for mastery of the Valley led to countless skirmishes and battles - Winchester changed hands over seventy times - and finally to the scorched earth of The Burning. Or choose from the menu on the left.

The Monuments and Historical Markers of South Mountain. On September 14, 1862, the badly outnumbered rear guard of Robert E. In the end McClellan would not move fast enough. Jackson captured Harpers Ferry, and Lee had time - barely - to gather most of his army along the banks of Antietam Creek. The battle there was the bloodiest single day in Am.