York officials produced this broadside to awaken the citizenry when Confederate forces approached the Mason-Dixon Line in August and September 1862. (Courtesy, York County Heritage Trust)
The Battle of Antietam raged near Sharpburg, Md., but its impact was felt --and heard -- about 75 miles way in York.
Here are some of the connections between Antietam and York, adapted from my "East of Gettysburg":
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