Called up early this morning. Wade the Potomac River over
into Maryland. Marching on down the river road, across the Burnside Bridge,
over Antietam Creek and the battlefield, passing the Dunker Church, located in
the woods on the right. The rail fences were riddled with bullet holes, showing
how fierce the battle must have been. Marched on through Sharpsburg, going into
camp near the town, which shows the effects of the battle. The battle is known
in the South as Sharpsburg. A fearful hot day, and a hard march. Our record for
today is a march of about fifteen miles. Many of us fellows are marching
shoeless.
SOURCE: Charles H. Lynch, The Civil War Diary,
1862-1865, of Charles H. Lynch 18th Conn. Vol's, p. 106
