St Patrick School Monument

Historical marker location:

15706 St. Patrick's Church Road, Mount Savage, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from St Patrick's Church Road east of New Row Road NW, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2005

The Battle of Antietam was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War: The Battle of Antietam, which took place on September 17, 1862, was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. More than 23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, or missing after 12 hours of fighting. The battle is considered a turning point in the war, as it gave President Lincoln the opportunity to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.