The 2012 Illuminations at Antietam Battlefield in Sharpsburg, MD. One candle for each of the 23,000 killed, wounded or missing that day, Sept. 17, 1862. The Illuminations take place the first Saturday in December.
Candles Across the Battlefield

The New York Monument

The Dunkard Church

Canon with Some of the 23,000 Candles

20th Regiment New York Volunteers Monument

New York State Monument

The Mumma House

Canon at the Mumma

The Two New York Mouments

Inside the Dunkard Church

In Line for Remembrance

The Cars Go By
© 2025 Photography by Henry Stiles