Historical Marker
Whites Ford
Historical marker location:
Dickerson, Maryland
( Marker can be reached from Martinsburg Road, 2.5 miles west of Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28), on the right when traveling west.)
Crossing the Potomac. Antietam Campaign 1862.
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.