THE LOWER BATTLEFIELD OF ANTIETAM: The Forgotten Front of America's Bloodiest Day

History largely overlooks the lower end of the battlefield of Antietam. Only here did the Confederates use Antietam Creek as a barrier, so the Union troops had to force their way across. As the Union army waged its final attack, the Confederates launched their last counterattack led by A.P. Hill's division. Illus.