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Photos of "The Cornfield" at Antietam. Photos were taken on the 147th Anniversary of the battle. It was surreal seeing the cornfield as it would have looked back in 1862.
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Journaling says:
"In the time that I am writing every stalk of corn in the northern and greater part of the field was cut as closely as could have been done with a knife, and the slain lay in rows precisely as they had stood in their ranks a few moments before. It was never my fortune to witness a more bloody, dismal battlefield."
- Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, USA, Commander, I Corps, Army of the Potomac
As dawn was breaking on September 17, 1862 the Union and Confederate forces readied themselves for battle among the foggy fields near Sharpsburg, MD. At the first faint streaks of daylight shortly after 5:00 am Union Maj. Gen. Joe Hooker inspected the ground in front of his troops. His objective was the flat plateau of land about a mile away, just east of the Hagerstown Turnpike near a small white church. Between his location on his objective stood the thirty acre cornfield belonging to David R. Miller. The tall corn was ready for harvesting. There were other corn fields in the area, but at the end of the day only one would forever be known as “The Cornfield.” Hooker entered battle that day with 8,600 men. The Confederate forces totaled about 7,700 under the command of Gen. Stonewall Jackson. An artillery duel began as the first Union troops emerged from the North woods and into the corn field. The Confederate artillery had a clear shot of the Union troops as they exited the North Woods. With the roar of the canons the Confederate troops waiting in the Miller cornfield came alive with the Rebel Yell. The cornfield erupted as the Confederates opened fired on the Union troops. Jackson’s troops waited between fences until the first wave of Union troops were within close firing range. Hooker ordered thirty-six more guns to be brought and placed them in the ravine between the North Woods and Miller farm, aiming them at the Cornfield. The carnage was appalling - bodies along with fence rails and rifles flew through the air. The corn was ripped to shreds. The conflagration of artillery caused heavy casualties for both sides. Many would describe it as “artillery hell.” The fire from the artillery and rifles acted like scythes, cutting down the corn along with the troops. For hours the two sides fought amongst the corn. Visibility was very poor due to dense black smoke from the exploding shells and muskets. There was fierce hand to hand combat amongst the charges and countercharges unlike anything either army had ever experienced before. It has been estimated that the field changed hands no fewer than fifteen times and claimed 8,559 casualties. It was impossible to provide an accurate account of this phase of the battle due to the mass confusion.
Credits:
-Let's Kick it by Britt-ish Designs
-Sunshine in my soul by Britt-ish Designs
-Sprite by Britt-ish Designs and Erica Zane
-Yippee Skippee by Britt-ish Designs
-Photo overlays from Something Blue Studios
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January 30, 2010