Eyewitness to the Horrors of Antietam
Life on the Civil War Research Trail
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Three weeks after Antietam, the massive numbers of wounded soldiers still blanketed the battlefield, tucked away in crude field hospitals scattered across the land. The lack of proper food, medical supplies and shelter amounted to a humanitarian crisis. The sheer volume of casualties overwhelmed area aid societies. This is the situation Anna Holstein found after she arrived on October 6, 1862.
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