Monuments to Individuals at Antietam
The main monument to Major General Joseph Mansfield at Antietam is located on Smoketown Road at the intersection with Mansfield Monument Road. It was dedicated on May 24, 1900. A mortuary cannon honoring General Mansfield is a few yards to the east down Mansfield Monument Road. (Smoketown Road North tour map)
Main monument to Major General Joseph Mansfield at Antietam
From the west side of the monument:
Major General
Joseph K. F. Mansfield
Commanding the 12th Corps
Army of the Potomac
Mortally wounded near this spot
September 17, 1862 About 7:35 A.M.
While deploying his corps in action
From the south side:
Erected by the
State of Connecticut
A.D. – 1900
Under the auspices of
Mansfield Post No. 53
Department of Connecticut G.A.R.
Looking south from Mansfield Monument Road. Smoketown Road is behind the monument. The star is the symbol of the Union Twelfth Corps, which Mansfield had commanded for two days.
From the north side:
The spot where
Gen. Mansfield fell is a few yards
Easterly from this monument
Born December 22, 1803
Killed September 17, 1862
Location of the main monument to General Mansfield at Antietam
The main monument to Major General Joseph Mansfield at Antietam is located on Smoketown Road at the intersection with Mansfield Monument Road. (39°28’59.9″N 77°44’30.4″W)
Looking east from Smoketown Road. Mansfield Monument Road runs into the distance. The Mansfield Mortuary Cannon is a short distance away behind the trees to the immediate left of the monument.
The Mansfield mortuary cannon
This is one of six “mortuary cannons” placed on the Antietam battlefield to honor six generals, three Union and three Confederate, who were killed or mortally wounded at Antietam.
From the tablet on the mortuary cannon:
Major General
Joseph E. F. Mansfield
U. S. A.
Mortally wounded
33 yards N. 70° W.
View to the southeast from Mansfield Avenue with the Mansfield monument in the distance at the intersection with Smoketown Road
Location of the mortuary cannon for General Mansfield
A mortuary cannon honoring General Mansfield is a few yards to the east down Mansfield Monument Road. (39°28’59.2″N 77°44’26.8″W;