Battle of Antietam by Prang Art Print

An archival premium Quality Art Print of The Battle of Antietam from the print by L. Prang and Co, copyrighted in 1887 at Boston for sale by Brandywine General Store. The artist, Thure de Thulstrup drew this picture for the lithograph company, the pictures of the Civil War by L. Prang are much different than the ones by their counterparts, Kurz and Allison. The Battle of Antietam, or Sharpsburg as it was called by Southerners, was General Robert E. Lee's first effort to push the War northern into Union Territory. After a fierce day of fighting with the Southern Forces looking to loose, A.P. Hill arrived from Harpers Ferry to help the South. However this still wasn't enough for a victory, both sides fought this fierce battle to a draw. This was the single bloodiest day in the history of American warfare wtih over 23,000 men injured, killed or missing in action, it was said the waters around Sharpsburg ran red with blood. General George McClellan was in charge of the Union troops during