Killiansburg Cave

Killiansburg Cave

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The Battle of Antietam is well known for the events that unfolded on September 17, 1862, and the long-lasting importance it had over the rest of the Civil War. Antietam represents the bloodiest one-day battle in American history, the end of Lee’s momentum carrying his first Northern Campaign, and the victory that Lincoln needed to decree the Emancipation Proclamation. Learn more.

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