Saturday the local HMGS-South group played a game of Johnny Reb III, based on the action near Burnside’s Bridge at the battle of Antietam. Several Federal brigades attempt to take two bridges and find a ford over Antietam Creek.
Entire battlefield
Confederate position overlooking the southern bridge
Northern bridge
Ford
Center from the Confederate side
Federal approach to the northern bridge
Federal approach to the southern bridge and ford
Federal losses pile up on the southern bridge
Federal troops get across the southern bridge, but cannot hold there
Federal cavalry ready to cross the northern bridge after the defenders have been cleared
The ford is taken, but Confederate troops still cover the southern bridge
