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Walking the fields where Blue met Gray, you'll gain a new appreciation for the Civil War's tragedies and triumphs."

Some of the most pivotal clashes of the Civil War were fought on Maryland soil. Start your trip with an eight-and-a-half-mile driving or cycling tour of Washington County's Antietam National Battlefield, site of the bloodiest one-day battle in American history. On September 17, 1862, General Robert E. Lee pitted his 41,000 men against a Union force twice that size; by nightfall, more than 23,000 soldiers were dead, wounded or missing. Today, more than 350 monuments decorate the battlefield.