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140th Antietam


A strong Union presence at the first day's scenario - Fox's Gap.


A few of Co K's ladies bring some refreshments to camp after the first battle.


A view of the company street and soldiers cleaning weapons.


Private Beers of Co K gets his musket ready for another battle.


Fog and smoke hang in the air over the Federal gun crews after the dawn artillery duel that preceded the Cornfield battle.


A Union casualty grips his musket as the Federal line pushes the Rebs back through the corn.


The backs of the retreating Confederates. They soon pushed back however!


Another Reb falling back. Note the limited visibility in the corn.


A zouave company marches by as we wait to get onto the main road to march to the Bloody Lane scenario.


The Federal column chokes the road in front of the Mifflin Guard position on the march to the Bloody Lane.


The view behind our position in the march.


A long line of blue troops is visible to the upper left corner of the tent on the far left, again on the march to the Bloody Lane.


Yet another shot shows the Federal column stretching from right to left and underscores the numbers at this event.


Federal gunners open on the Confederates in the Bloody Lane.


The Mifflin Guard finally crests the hill overlooking the battle taking place. A Union battalion ahead of us confronts the Rebs in the barely visible sunken lane.


As we move forward, we come upon many Union casualties. Reb flags are seen in the lane.


The ground is litered with casualties as we get closer to the action.


Where no battalion has gone before us! Rebel troops in the lane can be seen firing - at us!


Rebs spill out of the lane to greet some Federals on our left.


Another nice shot of the Confederates in the lane.


Federal reinforcements pour onto the scene and begin firing on the lane.


A mass of Union troops begin to overwhelm the Rebel position in the lane.


"Two Guns Pape" awaits his chance to tear into the Rebs - with both hands!

 

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