Antietam Luminaries

Every year, usually the first Saturday in December, luminaries are set up at Antietam National Battlefield for every casualty of the battle, which was the bloodiest day on American soil. Over 23,000 soldiers were killed, injured or missing in a single day. This year, four of us made the trek to Antietam to experience the beauty and remember those that gave their lives. The photos below don't really express what we saw, but they are the best we could do under the circumstances.