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Historical marker location:

200 East Pratt Street, Inner Harbor, Maryland

( Marker is on East Pratt Street east of South Calvert Street (Maryland Route 2), on the left when traveling east.)

Heritage Walk.

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.