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50,000 Confederate troops, led by General Robert E. Lee were intercepted by 70,000 Union troops, led by General George McClellan at a farm between the towns of Boonsboro and Sharpsburg, Maryland. The battle that ensued has been named the battle of Antietam, named for a nearby creek, and owns the onus of being the bloodiest single day of the civil war. Only the battle of Gettysburg was more deadly, but it took place over a three day period.

At the end of the day, nearly 5000 men lie dead and more than 22,000 are wounded or missing. Their blood, literally ran through the field like a river. The particular area being dubbed Bloody Lane.

In 1890, the battle site was taken over by the National Park Service and is now a “must see” to anyone with Civil War interests. The exhibition center is fabulous and the book store is practically a whole library of civil war material. The park rangers are dedicated and knowledgeable. If you are ever near the state of maryland and possess a interest in our country’s heritage, you need to see this.

Just a few miles up the road from the battlefield you’ll find the small town of Boonsboro, or as we like to say, the home of Nora Roberts, the romance writer. Anyway, in Boonsboro is a small, private museum called “The Boonsboro Museum,” which has been named the best private museum in the country. It is very much civil war oriented, and is incredible to see.

This part of maryland is particularly wonderful in the spring of the year, between April and May, into June. If you love history, if you’re interested in the heritage of our country, or have a particular affinity for the Civil War, you really should visit this place, it’s amazing.

by Greg Morris

I The People

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