Jenn, Sofia and I toured Antietam Battlefield with her parents yesterday. It was very interesting and represents only one day in the whole Civil War saga that lasted almost exactly four years. I'm posting some pictures for your viewing pleasure.

Dunker Church, so named because the German pacifists who worshipped there baptized their converts by completely submerging them in water. Ironically, the bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War was waged in the shadow of this building.

Miller's Cornfield, site of another bloody skirmish between the Union and Confederate soldiers.

Sunken Road, so named because it was worn lower than the surrounding terrain due to heavy wagon traffic. Sunken Road turned into a death trap for the Confederate soldiers who marched there. Union forces began to fire on them and effectively blocked off their escape.

Rohrbach's Bridge, later known as Burnside's Bridge, named after the Confederate Maj Gen Ambrose Burnside. The Federals were eventually able to seize the bridge after being held off for several hours by Burnsides's men. Interestingly, the following picture (not taken my be, haha) demonstrates where our word for "sideburns" came from.

This one's going under News & Issues. It was news and an issue at one time. ha