Miller's Cornfield (usually referred to as 'the Cornfield'), is a section of the

Antietam The Battle of Antietam (), or Battle of Sharpsburg particularly in the Southern United States, was a battle of the American Civil War fought on September 17, 1862, between Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union ...

battlefield of the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

. It is remembered as the site of some of the most savage fighting of the

Battle of Antietam The Battle of Antietam (), or Battle of Sharpsburg particularly in the Southern United States, was a battle of the American Civil War fought on September 17, 1862, between Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union G ...

, which itself was the bloodiest single-day action of the Civil War. Where the Union and Confederates fought in the cornfield, many being wounded. Antietam0600

References

* * *{{cite web, url=http://civilwarlandscapes.org/cwla/states/md/an/gal/mod/mod011f.htm, title=cwla - Antietam Modern Image Gallery 11 Frame, publisher=civilwarlandscapes.org, accessdate=2015-06-14 * National Park Service pamphlet The Cornfield Trail - September Harvest of Death, pp. 1–2. Battlefields in the United States Battle of Antietam Antietam's Cornfield - a blog dedicated to preserving and sharing stories of the events of 17 September 1862 - https://antietamscornfield.com/