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Antietam Luminary © Jennie Avila, Melody, Round, and Lyrics

Lead Vocal - Jennie Avila · Guitar performance/Chord arrangement - Christina Muir · Hot Soup Harmony Vocals - Sue Trainor and Christina Muir

On September 17, 1862, Union and Confederate soldiers collided on farmland above Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, MD, which resulted in the bloodiest day of battle in US history. By the end of the day, neither side won. The conflict was considered a 'draw'. 23,000 candles are lit annually in the Antietam Battlefields to honor the soldiers who were wounded, lost, or killed. The luminaries glow as if the souls of the fallen are stars scattered on the hills.

Twenty three thousand flames
Wounded lost or killed
On one dark red day
Until the canon and the sword lay still

Twenty three thousand flames flicker
On Antietam's hills
Who'll recall their names?
Only the wind in the wheat fields will

Twenty three thousand flames
Wounded lost or killed
Who'll recall their names?
Only the wind in the wheat fields will

Round:
Twenty three thousand flames
Wounded lost or killed
Who'll recall their names?
Only the wind in the wheat fields will
(Repeat)

Oooooo Oooooo
Oooooo Ooooooooo...
Only the wind in the wheat fields will