Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-28

""'Ht va NutIeU|ul SHOWS TINS build
ing with the woods forming a back.
ground. There are now two beautiful
monuments only a short distance away.
One is tall. slender stone erected TO
the philadelphia Brigade" as Sena-
tor Bakers regiment. the Sixty-nlnth.
Seventy-trst. Seventy second and One
hundred-and sixth PENNSYLVANIA. which
had in part seen service AT Balls Bluff.
was called.
The Massachusetts monument is
conspicuous work of art. The site Sc
iected is on neutral ground. as between
the many Massachusetts regiments that
participated III the bloody battle, but
on the highest land of the whole field
1t bears this inscription:
Erected by the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts TO mark the positions
held by her troops at the battle of An
tietam Sept, H. 1860"
The seal of the state. cncircled hy a
wreath completes the story. Massa-
ehusettS was representa-. in the battle
10y twenty-one organization of infantry,
artillery and cavalry, and they were ac-
lively engaged, At the Burnside bridge
there are other Massachusetts memo
rails. One of the ahutments bears ON
one side the inscription: Erected hy
Lieut.. Albert A. Pope. as a memorial
Of his uead comrades" And on an
other face THE Thirty fifth Regiment
of Massachusetts Volunteers crossed
this bridge with Ferreros Brigade.
Ninth Army Corps, at noon, Sept. L.,
1862, and moved to the right IN the
hill, where, at the lane PA of their
officers and men were killed or wound,
ed. Gloria est pro patria mort" The
other abutment Of the bridge was erect.
ed by the Twenty first Regiment. Mas
sachusetts Infantry Association. and
upon one side are the names of its
members who were killed near the
bridge.
There are few more delightful spots
than the Antietam creek mt this old
bridge. The stream about thirty feet
wide, flows almost silently on It's way.
beneath the old willow trees, and with
high bluffs a half hundred feet away
The scene is one of absolute quiet dis.
turbed only by the ripping of the WA.
tiers. 1t had been still here for ages
and on just one day this quiet was dis
turhed by the horrible din of war: hui
that one day has given the little spot
place on the map of the world.
In the National Cemetery neal
Sharpsburg villege, 4.671 soldiers nc
cording to the old guidebook, are bur
led. There Is Il stone lodgehouse fol
the keeper and beautiful emblcmp
teal monument surmountcd by he
roic figure of the Union soldier face
| the entrance. The views ON all side
| from the cemtery are of surpassin
beauty Within its enclosure is n SINAI
mass of limestone, upon which ii j
| said Lee stood 10 direct the battle. II
| the east at a distance of about tw,
miles, a large brick building may b.
| seen. This is known as FTy's house
| around which the tents of Mcclellan
headquarters were pitched before an,
| during the battle. This cemetery i
! In the concave Of the Confederate bat
tie line when the fighting began. In the
distance may be seen the spurs of Mary
land Heights and the stately Soutl
mountain range, Practically the Who'll,
| battlefield Is visible from this point
and with Palfrey's "Antietam" of tn,
Campaigns of the Civil War" serle.
In hand, the whole contest Is as read
| lily understood as football game
The story Of the battle is familiar
II was Lees first invasion of the North
His second was stopped at Gettysburg
and, like 1t, Antictam was substantial
a drawn game, except that for invaders
such u balance Of hOnOrs amounts e
defeat and for defenders a victory
The Union army doubtless slightly out
| numbered It's opponent, but this advan
tage Mcclellan lost through his dlspo
slti0n to await condition of idea
completeness in the way of preparation
| before doing anything The Union at
tack was successive, not massed, and
many regiments available were not
| brought into actual battle. Then the
military critics say Il was fought one
| day or perhaps two days too late and
! it was one of the bloodiest battles OF
! all the war. II will be recalled that
| President Lincoln. IN obedience TO d
| REORGANIZATION. when he heard thai
| the rebel march had been checked al
| Antietam. resolved 10 issue his cman
clpatou proclamation. Thus Antictan
| holds a unique place among the battles
| of the rebellion. IT was fought among
people essentially I'nionist I'm their sym
pathips. "Mountainccrs are always free
men" and the western Marylandcr had
/ had no use for slavery. The institution
! although legal was practically n0ncx
/ istant In this region when the wai
! broke out That Is why Lees invasion,
Of western Maryland failed TO stampede
the people of the state to his support
as he had hoped and apparently expect
cd-New York Evening Post.