1862: Colby’s footsore “day of rest” just happens to be the bloodiest day in US military history …
Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby (continued):
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While Colby’s regiment rests in camp, the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) rages just upriver…
Battle of Antietam [wikipedia]
CivilWar.org: Antietam Battlefield
16 September 1862
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