The Dunker Church

Antietam

The Dunker Church

The church is a symbol of the Antietam battlefield and was the focal point of several Union attacks during the morning of the battle. The original building, destroyed during a storm in 1921, was the house of worship for a few families of the Dunker sect, whose name derived from their belief in babtism by full immersion.

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Brigadier General George Greene, commanding the 2nd Division of the 12th Corps: “[T]he enemy formed in strong force in the woods to the right of the white brick church and advanced on our line. The line was advanced . . . and delivered their fire when the enemy were within 70 yards.  They immediately fell back, having suffered immense loss. The division advanced, driving the enemy from the woods near the church and occupying the woods.” -- from Greene’s battle report, in War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, series I, volume 19, part 1, page 505

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