December 31, 2008 New Flagpole New flagpole in place at National Cemetery.
November 24, 2008 Antietam National Cemetery Closed Antietam National Cemetery to be Closed to the Public Beginning Monday November 24 to Replace Flagpole
Did You Know?
Alexander Gardner's photographs of Antietam were the first ever images to show dead soldiers on the field of battle. A New York Times article about the photographs said it was if the "dead had been laid at our doorsteps."
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