Illumination of Antietam

by | Apr 19, 2014

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Each December, the Antietam National Battlefield Memorial holds an Illumination in honor of the soldiers who fell during the Battle of Antietam in 1862. At twilight, 23,110 luminaries are lit, one for each soldier who was killed, wounded or missing during the bloodiest day of the American Civil War.


Visitors to the Illumination are allowed only to see it by car along a 5-mile driving tour, the largest memorial illumination in North America. I’ve done it twice, and it is among the most sobering, reverential, solemn experiences I’ve ever had.

 
Thousands of soldiers’ stories ended here. I’m blessed that Crossing into the Mystic started here.

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About Koontz’s Writing:

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An award-winning writer, former journalist and corporate escapee, D. L. Koontz writes about what she knows: muddled lives, nail-biting unknowns and eternal hope. Growing up, she learned the power of stories and intrigue from saged storytellers on the front porch of her Allegheny Mountains farmhouse. Despite being waylaid for years by academia and corporate endeavors, her roots proved that becoming a writer of suspense was only a matter of time. She has been published in seven languages.

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2 Comments

  1. Cathy Jo

    Wow, I didn’t know that, it would be something to see it!

  2. Crissie pepple

    Interested in going there!

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