Bridges of Antietam Creek

All images are offered as signed and numbered limited edition prints.
Prints are available framed or unframed in seven sizes from 11 x 17 inches up to 40 x 60 inches.
These archival pigment prints are made using Epson Ultrachrome K3 pigmented inks and Harman Gloss Baryta Paper or Hahnemule Daguerre Canvas (for 30 x 45 inches and 40 x 60 inches).
Gallery frames are black aluminum with conservation grade mats, backing and glazing.
Each print is accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity recorded in a master print registry.
All prints are personally made by Daniel Humphries-Russ, signed and numbered.

Signed and Numbered Limited Edition - Archival Pigment Print

Bridges of Antietam Creek
19th Century Stone Arch Bridges in Washington County, MD

There are seventeen surviving 19th century stone arch bridges on Antietam Creek in Washington County, Maryland. Built between 1823 and 1875 to carry horses and wagons, most of these bridges are still in use in the 21 st century. The pastoral setting of some of these bridges belies the history these bridges have seen. With all but two of these bridges built before the American Civil War, Union and Confederate soldiers crossed and re-crossed these bridges to maneuver against each other. Burnside Bridge, on the Antietam National Battlefield, played a key role in the September 1862 Battle of Antietam when fewer than 500 Georgians held back Major General Burnside’s army of 12,000 men. With the Confederate’s withdrawal from Antietam, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862.