Antietam Battlefield

Dwayne and his brother visited the Antietam Battlefield.  This battle which took place on September 17, 1862 and resulted in the largest number of casualties on a single day during the Civil War.  Over 22,000 men died, were wounded or went missing.  Union forces under General George B. McClellan caused Confederate General Robert E. Lee to abandon his invasion of the North and return to Virginia.  As a result, President Abraham Lincoln decided the time was right to issue the Proclamation of Emancipation.

View of Burnside's Bridge from Confederate Position

Burnside's Bridge