On September 17, 1862 the Battle of Antietam exploded across the streams and fields of a sleepy Maryland town. It would be America’s bloodiest day of the war. Years later, a former soldier from the battle would immortalize the sweeping events of that day in five paintings that were almost lost to history.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMVTbBXLyP4‘Uniquely New York’
is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.Links:Path Through HistoryWSKG’s Path Through HistorySchuyler County Historical SocietyPhotos Courtesy of:Schuyler County Historical SocietyLibrary of CongressNational Parks Service