page_title: Antietam Creek
hierarchical_section_title: Antietam Creek
caption_attribution_description: English: Burnside's Bridge, Sharpsburg, MD, was named after Union General Ambrose Burnside who commanded the Ninth Corps at Antietam, Battle of Antietam - September 17, 1862. His soldiers made repeated attacks against the small force of Confederates who defended this crucial Antietam Creek crossing.
context_page_description: Antietam Creek is a 41.7-mile-long tributary of the Potomac River located in south central Pennsylvania and western Maryland in the United States, a region known as the Hagerstown Valley. The creek became famous as a focal point of the Battle of Antietam during the American Civil War.
context_section_description: Antietam Creek is a 41.7-mile-long (67.1 km) tributary of the Potomac River located in south central Pennsylvania and western Maryland in the United States, a region known as the Hagerstown Valley. The creek became famous as a focal point of the Battle of Antietam during the American Civil War.
caption: Burnside's Bridge traversing Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland, site of heavy combat during the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) on September 17, 1862
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