The American Civil War Battle of Antietam was fought at Sharpsburg, Maryland on September 17, 1862. It is considered to be the bloodiest day in American history although it lasted only a single day. The estimated casualties were 22,717 men killed, injured, or missing in the battle. "Antietam Remembered" is a compilation of human interest stories about the civilians and soldiers whose lives were changed by the Battle of Antietam. First person accounts record grim details of the horrors of war including the wanton destruction of property, armed robbery, horse-thieving, murder and the grizzly job of treating the sick and wounded in make-shift hospitals organized in homes and barns with few medical supplies available to ease their discomfort.

Virginia Mumma Hildebrand (1901-1982) was an amateur historian who wrote about the history of Washington County, Maryland. The September 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam destroyed the Mumma family home, barn, and crops, and all of their personal property. In her youth she met residents and soldiers who survived the war and recorded their stories for future readers.

Michael S. Hildebrand is the grandson of Virginia Mumma Hildebrand. He grew up in Hagerstown, Maryland listening to the personal stories about the Battle of Antietam and hunted for relics on the family farm in his youth. He is the author of six nationally recognized textbooks for firefighters.