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Antietam National Battlefield
Black and White Photographs of Antietam Battlefield
Ohio Attorney Albert Kern was an avid collector, historian and photographer. Although not a Civil War vereran himself, he was extremely active in veteran's affairs. He traveled to Antietam and took a series of spectacular images that are part of our archives courtesy of the Montgomery County Historical Society in Dayton, Ohio.
 
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President Abraham Lincoln visited Antietam Battlefield two weeks after the battle and spent four days visiting General George McClellan, touring the battlefield and visiting the wounded of both sides.

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