    
Title: Antietam, Maryland, September 16, 1862 Description: Federal Colonel Hugh W. McNeil, commander of the 13th Pa., was killed while leading skirmishers toward Antietam Creek on the eve of the battle, becoming the first Union casualty at Antietam; McNeil had successfully led his men two days earlier in an attack against a Rebel position at South Mountain, reportedly killing two Rebels with one shot (which glanced off a rock and entered the two heads of the enemy soldiers); a Yale law graduate, McNeil had been a law partner of William Seward, Lincoln's Secretary of State; (Artist: Lachlan Field); Location: Antietam, Maryland Date: September 16, 1862 Category: American Civil War Topic: Artwork Keywords: American Civil War, Antietam, Maryland, Union officers Orientation: Portrait Dimensions: 1050 x 1927 (2.02 MPixels) (1.84) Print Size: 8.9 x 16.3 cm; 3.5 x 6.4 inches File Size: 5.82 MB (6,103,180 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000007041c Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection |
