Greetings from Antietam National Battlefield

As the youngest of four kids, growing up in the 60s and 70s, my parents loved to take us on cheap entertainments - such as those offered at Civil War battlefields. We had numerus slides of the four of us sitting on a canon. I later got my BA in history, with a focus on American history. So even on my own, I continue the tour of battlefields; this was in 2007 : )

Sincerely,
Tracy

Antietam National Battlefield

On September 17, 1862, Union and Confederate soldiers battled for 12 savage hours on the banks of Antietam Creek. When the fighting was over, 23,000 people were killed, wounded or missing, making it the single bloodiest day of the Civil War. The Union Army’s performance led President Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, formally alerting the Confederacy of his intention to free enslaved Americans in those states. Today, Antietam National Battlefield is one of the best-preserved Civil War sites in the country where visitors continue to honor the legacy of the soldiers who fought there.

State(s): Maryland

Established: 1890

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