The Bloodiest One Day Battle in American History
2300 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. The Battle of antietam ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led to Abraham Lincoln's issuance of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
I went to Antietam last September 16th 2010. It's an anniversary- 148 years by next day. We got there only 6 of 3- 3 people who not come due to the storm. We went with the State Ranger as a night guide, We seem okay about the storm- until the thunderstorm about 12 midnight we left by go home. I can't return to Southern Va so I joined Laura, the MAPI team in Sterling, VA. She's hearing person and very awesome and neat person. I don't feel like real strange to her. I am happy to have her as my good friend, as part of MAPI family.
Back to that Antietam- It's difference...
Yes, 23,000 Civil War soldiers must be greatly in sadness and lifeless- and it's haunted, as same as in Gettysburg, PA. about 46,286 both of Union and Confederate Army killed. At Gettysburg they were fought for 3 days row.
We (6) went to the Dunker Church and found that my Tri-field is activity about appeared of '3 to '4 during Greg Vacca and Phil in this house during I was sitting and looking at the dark.
Inside of the Dunker Church...
We rode to go little north, near the farm- the corn field. That's where the soldiers fought and died on this place. We walking a block or two, in the dark with no lights around exactly our flashes, and our cameras.
Left: Susan, Laura, Phil.
You can see two eyes glow on right side... we did not sure about it. LOL. That on grass where the soldiers died on this spot... from upper and down picture.
That's where we walked into a path of this spot that night.
Very old fences anywhere.
And, here is the video I tried to do with Tri-field..
That's very suddenly sad about Civil War where the brothers and cousins killed each other over the victory, that's worse thing that not understand the matter- the history of Civil War were toughly time here.
There are open for public for you to go Antietam- National Battlefield Park and enjoy to drive around and walk some points, there are all signs where the soldiers laid on. There are some honorable tombs. Please do respective with the "scared" sites that you step on it.
You can ask the Ranger for interpreter to explain you about these history site. They would be prepared for you to do so. And fund it for this park- there are some improvement and under construction. There is tourism center, of course!
The Visitor Center address is 5831 Dunker Church Road, Sharpsburg, MD 21782
Where you live in nearly....Baltimore 65 miles
Washington 70 milesFrederick, MD 23 miles
Hagerstown, MD 10 miles
Harpers Ferry National Historic Park 17 miles
Gettysburg National Battlefield 60 miles
Manassas National Battlefield 65 miles
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1 comment:
About the Eye Glow that pictured, I like to get your premission to have that to get me break down? Let me know Thank u.
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