Burnside Bridge (Antietam, Sharpsburg, MD) by Barry Richardson

Lithograph print; Limited edition of 1,000 S/N Union Major General George McClellan's plans for the Battle included coordinated attacks on the left and right wings of Lee's army. The needed reinforcements which the Federals hoped would be pulled from and weaken Lee's middle, would allow a concentrated thrust to split and destroy the Army of Northern Virginia. However, despite repeated orders to move, Major General Burnside's 12,000 men were held at bay by about 450 determined Georgians perched on the bluffs overlooking the bridge. Pictured here, the Antietam Creek quietly flows under the now peaceful Rohrback or Burnside's Bridge.