On the recordSeptember 16, 1903
No other battle of the Civil War lasting but one day shows as great a percentage of loss as that which occurred here upon the day on which Antietam was fought.
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presidency.ucsb.eduNo other battle of the Civil War lasting but one day shows as great a percentage of loss as that which occurred here upon the day on which Antietam was fought.
Remarks in Antietam, Maryland
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