Miller's Cornfield (usually referred to as 'the Cornfield') is a section of the Antietam battlefield of the American Civil War.
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It is remembered as the site of some of the most savage fighting of the Battle of Antietam, which itself was the bloodiest single-day action of the Civil War. The Union and Confederates fought in the cornfield, many being wounded. [1]
References
edit- ^ "The Cornfield Trail" (PDF). National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior, Antietam National Battlefield Sharpsburg, Maryland. 18 July 2007. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
- "Battle of Antietam: Carnage in a Cornfield". historynet.com. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- "The Cornfield at Antietam". history1800s.about.com. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- "cwla - Antietam Modern Image Gallery 11 Frame". civilwarlandscapes.org. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- National Park Service pamphlet The Cornfield Trail - September Harvest of Death, pp. 1–2.
- Antietam's Cornfield - a blog dedicated to preserving and sharing stories of the events of 17 September 1862 - https://antietamscornfield.com/