The Battle of Antietam was the single bloodiest day of the civil war it was the first invasion into the union by general lee
As night drew nearer, whispers of a great battle to be fought the next day grew louder, and we shuddered at the prospect, for battles had come to mean to us, as they never had before, blood, wounds, and death.
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Gettysburg
To be a good soldier you must love the army to be a good commander you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love