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Antietam on the web, born in 1996, offers an in-depth online reference and interactive community centered on the american civil war battle at sharpsburg in 1862. highlights from the contents include: complete texts for each of the 315 post-battle official reports written by commanding officers on both sides; a set of 13 highly detailed battle maps covering the action at sharpsburg with links to units described; profiles of about 1060 individuals present, including all of the known officers in command positions, many having in-depth biographical information, and with photographs of more than 400 of them; pages for each of the 435 regiments, 132 batteries, and 42 other units on the campaign, as well as the brigade, division, and army corps organizations containing them; a collection of two dozen special articles, exhibits, and eyewitness accounts illuminating the events of september 1862; and the newest addition: a gallery of photographs and other images both contemporary to the battle and those offering modern views of the battlefield and some of the objects of war. |