JPK Huson 1863
Brev. Brig. Gen'l
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2012
- Location
- Central Pennsylvania
Had not realized there were more than a few photos of the famous Burnside Bridge, the center of so much during the battle of Antietam
" Even with a numerical advantage, the difficult terrain and stubborn Confederate defense kept Burnside from capturing this critical Antietam crossing for three hours. After the Bridge was captured it took another two hours to cross the Ninth Corps and reorganize for the final attack on the Confederate right flank. The delay proved costly, as Confederate reinforcements arrived from Harpers Ferry just as the Federal assault was finally meeting with success. More than 500 Union troops had been killed or wounded attempting to carry the crossing, known ever since as Burnside Bridge. "
http://www.nps.gov/resources/place.htm?id=59
In a simplistic nutshell- an awfully bloody one. Some photos are really well know, others I'd never bumped into- I suppose it's ' just a bridge ', depending on ones perspective kind of a yawn unless this war is under one's skin. Like it is for most here. One of these is a photo of fresh Federal graves right at the bridge- when these men were reinterred I do not know, if they were.
Federal Graves at Burnside Bridge, how somber
" Even with a numerical advantage, the difficult terrain and stubborn Confederate defense kept Burnside from capturing this critical Antietam crossing for three hours. After the Bridge was captured it took another two hours to cross the Ninth Corps and reorganize for the final attack on the Confederate right flank. The delay proved costly, as Confederate reinforcements arrived from Harpers Ferry just as the Federal assault was finally meeting with success. More than 500 Union troops had been killed or wounded attempting to carry the crossing, known ever since as Burnside Bridge. "
http://www.nps.gov/resources/place.htm?id=59
In a simplistic nutshell- an awfully bloody one. Some photos are really well know, others I'd never bumped into- I suppose it's ' just a bridge ', depending on ones perspective kind of a yawn unless this war is under one's skin. Like it is for most here. One of these is a photo of fresh Federal graves right at the bridge- when these men were reinterred I do not know, if they were.
Federal Graves at Burnside Bridge, how somber