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John Gibbon Returned to Antietam in 1880. Here’s How He Felt.
The Antietam Campaign - 1862
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18 years after the Battle of Antietam, Maj. Gen. John Gibbon returned to attend the dedication of the soldiers' monument in the cemetery. As he walked the battleground, memories of that day in 1862, including the actions of his Iron Brigade, came flooding back.
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