Burnside Bridge, Sharpsburg
- Address: Old Burnside Bridge Rd
- Vicinity: Spans Antietam Creek
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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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 |
Particulars for Burnside Bridge, Sharpsburg: | |
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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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