Railway Bed

Historical marker location:

13710 Harvest Glen Way, Germantown, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from Harvest Glen Way east of Father Hurley Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. Reported unreadable.)

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.