Monday, September 17 marks the day since the bloodiest day in America's history. On this day, 150 years ago 23,000 Confederate and Union soldiers dead, missing, or wounded in the Battle of Antietam located in Maryland during the Civil War. The unions had a higher casualty that, as Abraham Lincoln put it, showed that the union were very good at enforcing orders coming out of Washington. Five days later, the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation was issued. The Battle of Antietam was a gruesome battle with approximately 131,000 troops involved. There was so much blood shed that the dirt became mud and was soon given the name Bloody Lane. This horrible battle also lead to amazing photographs taken by Matthew Brady that are now exhibited in Brady's New York City Studio.
This story is relevant because we must never forget the tragedy during the Civil War and the great outcome we got out of it.
SOURCE:
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/17/150-years-since-americas-bloodiest-day/?hpt=us_t3
It's so sad that so many people had to die during the Civil War... wondering what life would have been like today if some of those soldiers were still alive, it would be awe-inspiring.
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