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The Date is September 17 and the place is Antietam, or Sharpsburg, as the Confederates call it, on the soil of Maryland. ... How infinitely more thrilling in the dread moments before the battle to look upon two mighty armies upon the same plain, "beneath spread ensigns and bristling bayonets," waiting for the impending crash and sickening carnage”. ... The next second brought the roar of the heavy discharges and the loud explosions of shells in the midst of our lines, starting the great battle. ... The Confederate battle line was pressed back, but neither hopelessly broken nor dismayed. ...
Throughout the battle so far I have remained unharmed. ... The battle of Antietam or Sharpsburg as the Confederates like to call it will forever be etched in my mind. ... Looking back on this battle I realized that here occurred one of the most desperate battles of the war. ... Sometimes when I start to think about that bloody battle I wish that I would have died.
Approximate Word count = 847
Approximate Pages = 3.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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