I meant to post this a couple of days ago but forgot, so here it is:

September 17, marked the 147th anniversary of our nation’s darkest hour: the horrific battle known as Antietam (or Sharpsburg, depending on which side of the Mason Dixon you were raised). The 22,717 casualties that were amassed between 5:30 AM and 5:30 PM that fateful September morning stand as a testament for all time to the horrific consequences that can result from our most passionate disagreements. The battle was tactically inconclusive but ended Lee's invasion of the North.

Like I said in the other post about Gettysburg, I wonder how today's media would have reported on that battle and those casualties.

Grumpy