America's Great Outdoors
23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia’s first invasion into the North and led to Abraham Lincoln’s issuance of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.Photo: National Park Service 

23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia’s first invasion into the North and led to Abraham Lincoln’s issuance of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.

Photo: National Park Service 

Posted 8 months ago
19 notes
Tagged: Antietam, National Battlefield, Maryland, Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, .
  1. we-are-daydreamers reblogged this from americasgreatoutdoors
  2. literateknits reblogged this from americasgreatoutdoors
  3. sellinganetdollinfrance reblogged this from americasgreatoutdoors
  4. abookbug reblogged this from barelysuppressedfirth
  5. blueshoesandbluemountains reblogged this from barelysuppressedfirth
  6. misguidedwanderlust reblogged this from barelysuppressedfirth
  7. pemanah reblogged this from americasgreatoutdoors
  8. barelysuppressedfirth reblogged this from americasgreatoutdoors
  9. mountaincalling reblogged this from americasgreatoutdoors
  10. anteco reblogged this from americasgreatoutdoors
  11. americasgreatoutdoors posted this