Remembering Antietam: The Bloodiest Day in American History

Overview

Remembering Antietam explores the legacy of the bloodiest single-day battle in American history and Col. Ezra Carman’s role in documenting and preserving the battlefield where 23,000 soldiers were killed or wounded in twelve hours of combat. This U.S. victory, though costly, gave President Abraham Lincoln the opportunity to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.