Antietam - Facts/Trivia
The Maryland State Monument is the only monument at Antietam dedicated to both sides.
500 cannons participated in the Battle of Antietam.
Antietam was the bloodiest single-day battle (12 hours) in American history, with about 23,000 killed, wounded or missing.
There was a total of about 45,000 Confederate and 90,000 Union solders on the battlefield.
This battle marked the first time the Confederate troups ventured into northern territory.
The only general that did not die from wounds obtained in the Battle of Antietam was Confederate General Alfred Colquitt.
The Burnside Bridge before the battle was named for the Rohrbach family, whose farm was nearby.
After the battle President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
The battlefield is host to at least 300,000 visitors a year.
Antietam Battlefield was established in 1890 by the War Department.
The 51st Pennsylvania regiment was led by Colonel John Hartranft. Along with the 51st New York, they finally succeeded in crossing the Lower Stone Bridge after being promised a ration of whiskey.
The Dunker church congregation were German Baptist Brethren were known as "dunkers" because they practiced baptism by total immersion. Their church building was a simple structure without a steeple, which they might have considered to be vain.