Antietam Journal, Vol. 10, Spring 2026. Aaron M. Holley, "'A Most Destructive Fire:' Recreating and Analyzing the 1862 Landscape of Antietam". Map #1

Type - map

Battlefield map

Title - caption or label given by the creator

Antietam Journal, Vol. 10, Spring 2026. Aaron M. Holley, "'A Most Destructive Fire:' Recreating and Analyzing the 1862 Landscape of Antietam". Map #1

Creator - cartographer/artist

Aaron M. Holley

Date Created

March 2026

Spatial Coverage - the place depicted (geographical location)

Antietam Battlefield

Publisher

Antietam Institute, Sharpsburg, Maryland

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Source - owner or repository of original or digital image

Historical Research Center, Antietam Institute

Description - notes, provenance, or other information about the map

- Map depicting Portion of the digitally reconstructed 1862 “basemap”, including terrain, hydrography, roads, buildings, woodlots, orchards, rock outcrops, fences, and field cover. This basemap is available to purchase as a 24”x36” full-color poster from the Antietam Institute
- Hydrography, elevation, and roads data sourced from USGS with alterations by the cartographer.
- Digitization sources from the Carman-Cope Maps (Library of Congress, Geography & Map Division), and topographic maps/aerial imagery (USGS & USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field Office).

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