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The 1st Georgia Regulars and 1st Minnesota Infantry at Antietam: A Kindness in the Cornfield

July 22, 2018December 22, 2018 / antietamscornfield / Leave a comment

The 1st Georgia Regulars’ Sergeant William Andrews and the 1st Minnesota’s Sergeant Sam Bloomer traveled from very different worlds, and over many miles, to share a moment of grace and humanity amidst the terror of Antietam’s bloody Cornfield. This is that story…

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