Antietam National Battlefield memorializes the September 17th, 1862 battle that remains the single bloodiest day in American history, with over 23,000 casualties. The battle was a draw, but the Union forces held the battlefield upon the ending of the hostilities. President Lincoln wanted Union General George McClellan to follow the drastically weakened confederate army into Northern Virginia, but he refused allowing the Southerners to regroup and prolong the war. The picture above is of Burnside's Bridge.
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