sharpsburg. he really wants to get into pennsylvania he's going to make a decision that's going to influence him, but he likes if he has to wait and he's waiting for stonewall jackson to get back from harpers, if he if he to wait, if he has to fight, is a good area for him to fight the area around antietam. one you've been there you know there's a lot of high ground lee may not have a lot of men, but he has many can't. if you have about 250 cannon and he's going to put them on the high ground. he likes the road system. the road system that goes up hagerstown pike to pennsylvania eventually or if he has to retreat through sharpsburg to ford. that's right here at shepherdstown but probably most important he likes antietam right over there because he's got a little army and he can't defend that whole area. he knows that antietam creek is going to be a barrier to the yankees from attacking him and salem creek is an interesting place. most people seem to think that it just is around the area of sharps

sharpsburg. he really wants to get into pennsylvania he's going to make a decision that's going to influence him, but he likes if he has to wait and he's waiting for stonewall jackson to get back from harpers, if he if he to wait, if he has to fight, is a good area for him to fight the area around antietam. one you've been there you know there's a lot of high ground lee may not have a lot of men, but he has many can't. if you have about 250 cannon and he's going to put them on the high ground. he likes the road system. the road system that goes up hagerstown pike to pennsylvania eventually or if he has to retreat through sharpsburg to ford. that's right here at shepherdstown but probably most important he likes antietam right over there because he's got a little army and he can't defend that whole area. he knows that antietam creek is going to be a barrier to the yankees from attacking him and salem creek is an interesting place. most people seem to think that it just is around the area of sharps