The sun sets on the Antietam National Battlefield, site of the bloodiest day in U.S. history. Some 23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after 12 hours of combat on September 17, 1862.
The lights of Sharpsburg, MD, glow in the distance as cars drive past The Illumination, an annual event honoring the war dead at Antietam National Battlefield.
Civil war re-enactors find warmth by a campfire during the Illumination, an annual event to honor those who died at the Battle of Antietam.
