Burnside Bridge, Sharpsburg


  • Address: Old Burnside Bridge Rd
  • Vicinity: Spans Antietam Creek
  • Type: Arch Bridge
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Structure


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1836/00/00 John Weaver, bridge builder Builder Burnside Bridge is erected over Antietam Creek by John Weaver to connect Sharpsburg with Rohrersville, the next town to the south.
1862/09/17 George R Crook Union Commander Union Col George Crook's Ohio brigade, partially supported by Edward Harland's brigade of Rodman's Division, set out for Burnside's Bridge but, lost, they miss it and arrive somewhere upstream.
1862/09/17 Robert Toombs Confederate Commander Confederate Gen Robert Toombs and less than 500 Georgia soldiers repel three Union assaults made by Gen Ambrose Burnside's troops. The confederate forces will hold the area overlooking the Lower Bridge for three hours. Battle of Antietam
1862/09/17 The Union Army's 11th Connecticut Infantry attacks Georgians troops holding Burnsides Bridge. After taking heavy casualties, the 11th Connecticut withdraws in all haste. Battle of Antietam
1862/09/17 Henry L Benning Confederate Commander Henry L Benning's brigade leads the defense of the Confederate right flank, guarding "Burnsides Bridge" across Antietam Creek all morning against three Federal assaults. Battle of Antietam
1862/09/17 Robert Brown Potter Union Commander The 51st New York Infantry and the 51st Pennsylvania Infantry, from Gen Edward Ferrero's brigade, attack from the field on the Union side of the creek and seize Burnside Bridge at bayonet point. Battle of Antietam

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Particulars for Burnside Bridge, Sharpsburg:
Bridge Type Arch Bridge
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Structure type Bridge
Area of Significance Engineering
Historic Use Road-related
Building Material Stone
Sight Category Structure




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