Battle honored on 146th anniversary

Here is a chilling fact we all learned in school, yet don’t often think about, save for history and Civil War buffs: On September 17, 1862, the Battle of Antietam was fought, marking the bloodiest one-day battle in American history. On that day, after 12 hours of brutal combat between Union and Confederate armies, 23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or went missing.

Today, 146 years later, many continue to visit the 3,200 -acre site nestled in the rolling terrain outside of Sharpsburg.

The place is the Antietam National Battlefield, and today the Park will be presenting a series of activities to commemorate the anniversary.