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Confederate soldiers were positioned on high ground overlooking the bridge.
Union reinforcements crossed Antietam Creek in preparation for the final advance.
Burnside Bridge, originally known as Rohrbach Bridge, was built around 1836. It was renamed after Union General Ambrose Burnside, who launched a series of assaults against the bridge.
This remarkable sycamore, called a "witness tree," survived the battle and may still be seen today.
Union Gen. Burnside and his staff. |