The Single Bloodiest Day in American History. Told by Ronald F. Maxwell, director of Gettysburg and Gods and Generals
Written, directed and produced by Robert Child

It's September 17, 1862 and President Abraham Lincoln needs a victory in order to issue the Emancipation Proclamation and end slavery in the South. But Robert E. Lee has other plans – invade the North. When Lee's strategy falls into the hands of the Union Army, the result is the single bloodiest day in American history at the Battle of Antietam in Sharpsburg, Maryland. Includes scarce footage from the 125th, 135th, and 140th Antietam Reenactments.

Historical insight provided by:
-James M. McPherson, Princeton University, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom and Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam
-Allen C. Guelzo, Gettysburg College, America's only repeat winner of the Lincoln Prize; Nominated by President George W. Bush to the
National Council of the Humanities
-Dennis E. Frye, National Park Service (NPS) Historian at Harpers Ferry, author of Antietam Revealed and the associate producer of Gods and Generals
-Patrick Falci, actor/performing historian portrays General Ambrose Hill at Antietam
-Paul V. Chiles, National Parks Service (NPS) Historian at Antietam National Battlefield Park
-Features Stanley Wernz, President of the Association of Lincoln Presenters, as Abraham Lincoln and Benjamin Black as General Robert E. Lee