International Association of Torch Clubs, Inc.

2010 Hagerstown Torch Convention

Torch International sponsors an annual convention for all members and their guests. This convention is hosted by a local Torch club(s) and is held in late June. The convention is a high-quality experience with an attendance of between 150 to 200 people.

The 2011 Hagerstown Convention

The Hagerstown, MD Torch Club

is the convention host club.

June 23-26, 2011

“A Border State Perspective”

Sheraton Four Points Inn in Hagerstown

Antietam National Battlefield:

The battle of Antietam was fought on September 17, 1862. It stopped the Confederacy's first attempt to carry the war into the North and was the bloodiest single day in American history, with 23,000 casualties. Although the battle was a tactical draw, it was a strategic Union victory, in that the Confederates withdrew back into Virginia. In addition, it allowed President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, which gave the war a two-fold purpose, to preserve the Union and now free the slaves.