Antietam National Battlefield Memorial Illumination

Posted by: Judi Quelland

The 24th annual Memorial Illumination at the Antietam National Battlefield. 23,110 luminaries are displayed over a large portion of the Antietam Battlefield, near Sharpsburg, MD ... one light for each casualty of the bloodiest day of the Civil War. This event is open to the public free of charge (donations are very welcome!) from 6:00 pm to midnight.