Burnside Bridge is located in the town of Sharpsburg, MD (USA) in the Antietam Battlefield. At the very spot where I took this photo from there was a plaque which read:
"On the morning of September 17, 1862, this bridge was defended by the 2d and 20th Georgia of Toombs' Brigade and the 50th Georgia of Drayton's Brigade. The 20th Georgia was on the high wooded bluff immediately opposite this end of the Bridge; and the 2d and 50th Georgia in the open order, supported by one company of Jenkins' S.C. Brigade, continued the line to Snavely's Ford. One company of the 20th Georgia was on the narrow wooded strip North of this point between the creek and the Sharpsburg Road. Richardson's Battery of the Washington Artillery was posted on the high ground about 500 yards northwest and Eubank's (Va.) Battery on the bluff north of the overlooking the Bridge. The Artillery on Cemetery Hill commanded the Bridge and the road to Sharpsburg.
At 9 a.m. Crook's Brigade of the Ninth Corps. moving from the ridge northeast of the bridge, attempted to cross it but failed. Soon after, the 20 Maryland and 6th New Hampshire, of Nagle's Brigade, charging by the road from the south were repulsed. At 1 p.m. the bridge was carried by assault of Ferrero's Brigade, and the defenders, after a vain effort to check Rodman's Division, moving by Snavely's Ford on the their right flank fell back to the Antietam Furnace Road and reformed on the outskirts of the town of Sharpsburg."
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Antietam- September 17, 1862 That was a long time ago and has an interesting history. Thanks for the information.
Fits The Challenge-Yes
Composition-Nice _but_
Background-Lots of tree branches.
My Opinion-The composition could of been changed ...just a bit. Like the comment below I think if you had moved down the bank just a bit your shot would of scored higher. HA! I know easy for me to say..I wasn't there. I think all the tree branches along with the snow make this look slightly over exposed. The shadows of the trees on the stone is very attractive to my eye. Wonderful capture of history.
I'm thinking you might have waited like 30 minutes to take this shot - the sun glare on the side of the bridge washes out some of the detail to my view. It's a nice shot otherwise - good camera placement and framing, and good colors outside of the washed out portion of the bridge.
Ah, a very nice photo of your bridge. I just love the color on the side of your bridge and the cold water flowing through the openings. You've shown some of the nice brickwork that went into the making of this bridge, congratulations.
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