tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post6401442400088952084..comments2024-03-27T14:30:10.785-04:00Comments on JOHN BANKS' <br> CIVIL WAR BLOG: Antietam: Sketch artists of the battleJohn Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384617564864766357noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-62261154400420984182018-02-05T06:00:19.580-05:002018-02-05T06:00:19.580-05:00It is indeed St Paul's in Waud's drawing o...It is indeed St Paul's in Waud's drawing of townsfolk rolling out. I used a satellite map of Sharpsburg to pinpoint Waud's vantage point. With the sharp curve in the road, gradual rise towards the artist's location, St Paul's distinctive spire center distance, and mountainous background, Waud had to be positioned on the west side of modern Rte 65, at the edge of Reel's property. There is simply no other terrain in Sharpsburg that would support such a vista. Waud was perched roughly across from today's Battlefield Market, a tad north of it, facing southeast. The only aspect of the drawing I cannot reconcile with the Cope maps is the apparent lack of a stone fence on the east side of the Hagerstown Pike? Oh, by the way; the citizens were heading north. Duh! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com