Antietam Cemetery. Burial ground of union soldiers. Also a cemetery with some fantastic pines, spruce, and fir trees.
I was visiting a friend near Harpers Ferry over the weekend and afterward I decided to check out a new place I'd never been before: Antietam National Battlefield.
It's hard to believe so much carnage occurred in such a peaceful setting. Here over 23,000 Americans were killed, wounded, or went missing during a 13 hour battle that occurred here during the Civil War on September 17, 1862. The battle ended the Confederate's first invasion into the North.
Today, you can visit many of the monuments that dot the landscape, and walk around or through many areas of the battlefield.
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