New York State Monument
by Guy Whiteley
Title
New York State Monument
Artist
Guy Whiteley
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
New York State Monument at Antietam Battlefield. Monument Text: The State of New York in commemoration of the services of its officers and soldiers in the Battle of Antietam on Sept. 17, 1862. Record of New York State at Amtietam - 67 Regiments of Infantry, 5 Regiments of Cavalry, 14 Batteries of artillary, 2 Regiments of Engineers. New York's losses on this field were 65 officers and 624 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 110 officers and 2687 enlisted men wounded, and 2 officers and 227 men captured or missing, making a total of 3765.
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May 26th, 2013
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Comments (3)
Eti Reid
Awesome perspective Guy! I love how there are no people on this image! f/v
Guy Whiteley replied:
Thanks, Eti. About a minute before this was shot, there was a whole schoolbus full of kids sitting on the base of the monument. Patience pays!