Antietam National Battlefield
The National Park Service site that commemorates where 23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after 12 hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
Hours
See website for hours.
Contact
Local Phone: 301-432-5124
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February 16, 2025
NJA_7A Moving and Historic Experience
Antietam National Battlefield is an incredible place to visit, especially for anyone with an interest in history. Located in Sharpsburg, Maryland, it marks the site of the bloodiest single-day battle...
Read MoreNovember 11, 2024
margareth350Moving experience
My husband and I visited the battlefield site in October. It is such a gorgeous area and to think of the bloody carnage that took place there is heartbreaking. There is a nice visitors center which...
Read MoreSeptember 14, 2024
lucyjv2018Historical Site at its best
An interesting and magnificent place to visit, helping in our understanding the war, how it was fought and the carnage and needless death of so many men. It’s big, the historical detail is sometimes...
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