The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War. Robert E. Lee, the General of the Army of Virginia, marched north from Richmond. It was assumed that Lee, after winning several decisive battles over Northern armies was marching through Maryland to reach Washington, D.C. Northern General George McClellan led an army to stop him. Both sides suffered enormous casualties and Lee retreated back to Richmond, Virginia. The North called it a victory and Lincoln used this victory to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
Today, you will go on a field trip to the place where the Battle of Antietam was fought. Click on the following link: Antietam 360
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