The Bloodiest Day of the Civil War

Battle of Antietam

September 17, 1862 more men were killed or wounded at Antietam than any other single day of the Civil War. Federal losses were 12, 410, Confederate losses were 10,700. Neither side gained victory.


This monument is for Clara Barton a Civil War Nurse who tended to the wounded during and after the battle. Notice the Red Cross emblem- Clara is the founder of the American Red Cross. She started the Red Cross in 1881 and was the director until her death in 1912


At Sunken Road (aka Bloody Lane) for nearly 4 hours Union and Confederate Soldiers fought in this spot there were over 5,000 casualties - thus the name Bloody Lane