Antietam July 4, 2016

[66TH Indiana]

Had a very nice visit yesterday to the battlefield. It was not crowded at all, the weather was nice and cool.

 

[jay gale]

I love that field. You were lucky to have the place almost to yourself, it's an extra special place when that happens.
That shot of the work being done on the bridge is interesting, glad they're taking care of that old structure.

Great shots

 

[bankerpapaw]

Beautiful pictures. Thanks.

 

[dlavin]

Looks like you got in before the rains came (or maybe after). Its no secret that Antietam is my favorite. I have been itching to get back. I have a client out in Hagerstown and am trying to set up a lunch.

 

[ErnieMac]

Nice photos. I always enjoying Antietam.

 

[66TH Indiana]

Thanks everyone for your kind replies. We got the visit in just in time before the rain came in. Here are some more photos near The Cornfield :

 

[dlavin]

Such a peaceful place now yet the scene of unimaginable slaughter

 

[spot778]

Nice shots

 

[Gandycreek]

Great Pics.

 

[Bruce Vail]

I am doing some research on my wife's great great grandfather, a junior officer in Ripley's Brigade (CSA) He was wounded at Antietam, either in the fighting around Mumma's farmhouse, or in the southeast corner of Miller's Cornfield. The Brigade was badly mauled by the Yankees.

 

[bdtex]

Had a very nice visit yesterday to the battlefield. It was not crowded at all, the weather was nice and cool.

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Nice pictures. Didja go up in the tower? Sharpsburg is very high on the list of battlefields I would like to visit next year. Hoping to spend at least 2-3 weekdays there and avoid crowds.

 

[66TH Indiana]

Hi bdtex,

Yes, here are some pics from atop the tower :

And then to help show how quiet the day was, here is the sunken road with nobody in the picture. We really got lucky!

 

[kel1985]

Great pics!

 

[66TH Indiana]

A couple more ...

 

[dlavin]

Great photos. That is part of the appeal for me of Antietam is the lack of others around. I've been to Gettysburg where I've had to deal with busses of school kids but at Antietam I am lucky if I run into more than 5 people!

 

[66TH Indiana]

Thanks everyone for the compliments.

Yes, Gettysburg was pretty crowded when I went there a few years ago on a very cold weekday in Mid-March.
LRT, Devil's Den and the other popular spots were full of people even in those conditions.
I studied my pictures from that trip and decided the next visit to a battlefield I would make a real effort to take pictures without any people in the backround. It took me 3+ years to get back to a battlefield.

So when I went to Antietam & Monocacy Battlefields last month, I really tried to get some shots like that. I feel
very fortunate that I picked some good days without any crowds.

 

[Dilba]

Had a very nice visit yesterday to the battlefield. It was not crowded at all, the weather was nice and cool.

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Is that the Burnside Bridge in the photo?

 

[Aussie Billy Sherman]

nice pictures

 

[66TH Indiana]

Is that the Burnside Bridge in the photo?

Yes, it's undergoing repairs.

 

[Andrew]

Nice shots, @66TH Indiana. Where on the battlefield was this photo taken?