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 G ...

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 state ...

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

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* * *{{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/