"Maryland and Pennsylvania farmers visiting the battlefield of Antietam while the national troops were burying the dead and carrying off the wounded, Friday, Sept. 10."

<p>As the war progressed and artist-reporters experienced battle firsthand, their illustrations often became more realistic. <em>Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper</em> "special artist" Francis Schell sketched the carnage after the September 17, 1862 twelve-hour battle of Antietam (also known as Sharpsburg), which left 23,000 soldiers dead, wounded, or missing. His drawing also recorded the morbid curiosity of local Maryland inhabitants.</p>

As the war progressed and artist-reporters experienced battle firsthand, their illustrations often became more realistic. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper "special artist" Francis Schell sketched the carnage after the September 17, 1862 twelve-hour battle of Antietam (also known as Sharpsburg), which left 23,000 soldiers dead, wounded, or missing. His drawing also recorded the morbid curiosity of local Maryland inhabitants.

Physical Dimensions: 7 x 9 1/2 in.

Creator: Francis H. Schell

Source: American Social History Project

Publisher: Frank Leslie's illustrated Newspaper

Date: October 18, 1862