Union Signal Tower, Antietam, Maryland. Union soldiers erected signal towers at various high points around the battlefield. Using a system of signal flags, they would report enemy movements back to General George McClellan. 1862
Union Signal Tower, Antietam, Maryland. Union soldiers erected signal towers at various high points around the battlefield. Using a system of signal flags, they would report enemy movements back to General George McClellan. 1862
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