http://web.me.com/yosusanita/Photos/Antietam_Illumination_Hike.html The Battle of Antietam was the first major Civil War engagement on Northern soil. It was also the bloodiest single day in battle in American history. The battle was a turning point that changed the course of the Civil War. Antietam not only halted Lee’s invasion of the North but thwarted his efforts to force LIncoln to sue for peace. The battle sealed the fate of the confederacy. The Memorial Illumination of Antietam National Battlefield is dedicated the 23,110 soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice ... their life. Luminaries are lighted for each and every soldier by over 800 volunteers. - Back to Susanita’s Blog http://web.me.com/yosusanita/Photos/Antietam_Illumination_Hike.html#0 92262869-1ecd-46d0-8b7b-e583ddf3b3e8 http://web.me.com/yosusanita/Photos/Antietam_Illumination_Hike_files/Media/DSC01500.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/yosusanita/Photos/Antietam_Illumination_Hike_files/Media/DSC01500.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Antietam National Cemetery</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/yosusanita/Photos/Antietam_Illumination_Hike.html#1 76ad08d6-8b40-4179-97fc-b6ee1f453eb0 http://web.me.com/yosusanita/Photos/Antietam_Illumination_Hike_files/Media/DSC01502.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/yosusanita/Photos/Antietam_Illumination_Hike_files/Media/DSC01502.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; 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padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Hike across one of the battlefields</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/yosusanita/Photos/Antietam_Illumination_Hike.html#10 67e5d330-60f4-4060-8967-742a4b2e114e http://web.me.com/yosusanita/Photos/Antietam_Illumination_Hike_files/Media/DSC01526.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/yosusanita/Photos/Antietam_Illumination_Hike_files/Media/DSC01526.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"/></div> http://web.me.com/yosusanita/Photos/Antietam_Illumination_Hike.html#11 0975210b-fc8d-4929-9ba2-3f206ef4a00b http://web.me.com/yosusanita/Photos/Antietam_Illumination_Hike_files/Media/DSC01527.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/yosusanita/Photos/Antietam_Illumination_Hike_files/Media/DSC01527.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"/></div> http://web.me.com/yosusanita/Photos/Antietam_Illumination_Hike.html#12 cb933610-f296-4c81-8b8a-7f797eb865f0 http://web.me.com/yosusanita/Photos/Antietam_Illumination_Hike_files/Media/DSC01528.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/yosusanita/Photos/Antietam_Illumination_Hike_files/Media/DSC01528.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; 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