Every year, the park and its partners host the Antietam National Battlefield Memorial Illumination in honor of the soldiers who fell during the Battle of Antietam with participants lighting 23,000 candles to honor each soldier killed, wounded, or missing during the battle.
Illumination at Antietam Battlefield: An enlightening experience
Sep 8, 2013 · That’s why, on the first Saturday evening in December, volunteers set Antietam National Battlefield’s rolling hills ablaze with 23,110 candles in brown paper bags. The image — which visitors say makes the casualties far more than a statistic — is burned into the minds of those who’ve seen it during the event’s 25-year history.
Antietam: A solemn place at all seasons - Journal-news
Nov 22, 2024 · Thousands of candles are lit at the annual memorial illumination at Antietam National Battlefield. Each represents a solider that was killed, wounded or went missing during the bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War.
Memorial Illumination planned at Antietam Battlefield Dec. 7
Nov 19, 2024 · Held each December, the illumination is done in honor of the soldiers who fell during the Battle of Antietam during the Civil War. Spectators can witness the 23, 110 luminaries that are lit, one for each soldier who was killed, wounded or went missing during what is known to be the bloodiest one-day battle in American history.
The Antietam Battlefield Illumination: A Powerful Representation …
More than 1,400 volunteer groups comprised of scouts, church groups, school groups, friends, families and more, go about the task of placing 23,110 luminaries on the northern portion of Antietam National Battlefield.
Antietam Memorial Illumination set for Saturday - Herald-Mail Media
Dec 3, 2021 · The 2021 Memorial Illumination at Antietam National Battlefield is planned to start at 6 p.m. Saturday at the park near Sharpsburg. The illumination honors the 23,000 casualties from the...
Antietam Creek Revisited - Civilian Exposure
Aug 18, 2020 · The Smithburg WWTP had 81.8 ppt of PFAS and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) site near the historic Burnside Bridge in the Antietam National Battlefield, 1,000 feet from the Potomac River, contained 13.4 ppt of PFAS. PFAS, or per- and poly fluoroalkyl substances, are extraordinarily toxic, bio accumulative, and they never break down in nature.
History's New Look — Hagerstown Magazine
Sep 1, 2023 · One new exhibit uses the lighted images of bodies that illustrate the number of casualties at Antietam; visitors push buttons to indicate the number of killed, wounded, and missing from various phases of the battle. Behind the light display is an 1864 map that shows burial locations on the battlefield.
Remembering the Fallen: Antietam National Battlefield Memorial ...
Nov 26, 2016 · Every year, the National Park Service honors their sacrifice when it illuminates the Battlefield with 23,000 luminaries. We at Preservation Maryland encourage you to visit Antietam, especially for this illumination event. Preservation is about keeping the past and its stories alive.
Nature as Material Culture: Antietam National Battlefield
Antietam National Battlefield, the place, exemplifies the interplay between natural and social forces and epitomizes Civil War material culture. ANB is an artifact writ large, interpreted across multiple generations and imbued with both physical and intellectual significance.