Antietam National Battlefield
23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve 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.
Ten miles south of I-70 on Maryland Route 65
- Biking
- Road Biking
- Camping
- Group Camping
- Guided Tours
- Self-Guided Tours - Walking
- Self-Guided Tours - Auto
- Hiking
- Living History
- Historic Weapons Demonstration
- Junior Ranger Program
- Wildlife Watching
- Birdwatching
- Park Film
- Museum Exhibits
- Shopping
- Bookstore and Park Store
- African American Heritage
- Arts
- Photography
- Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite
- National Cemetery
- Enslavement
- Medicine
- Military
- Infantry and Militia
- Artillery
- US Army
- Battlefields
- Monuments and Memorials
- Reconstruction
- Schools and Education
- Wars and Conflicts
- Civil War
- Women's History
- Trails
Monument at Sunset
130th Pennsylvania Monument at Bloody Lane
Burnside Bridge
Burnside Bridge in the snow from the Union side of Antietam Creek.
Cannon the Field
Artillery played a key role at Antietam. Over 500 cannon were involved in the fighting.
Antietam National Cemetery
Private Soldier Monument at the cemetery
Dunker Church
The Dunker Church covered in snow.
Burnside Bridge
Burnside Bridge from the Confederate side of Antietam Creek.
Fog Over the Battlefield
View from the visitor center looking toward Bloody Lane at sunset
Antietam National Cemetery Lodge Building
The National Cemetery Lodge Building sits just inside the gates of the cemetery.
Dunker Church
Spring at the Battlefield.