The Odd Fellows Lodge

Historical marker location:

8134 Main Street, Ellicott City, Maryland

( Marker is on Main Street east of Old Columbia Pike, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2015

Ca 1848.

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.