Antietam National Battlefield

National Park Service, Maryland.

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.

Camping and Day Use

  • Rohrbach Group Campground

Site Passes

  • Antietam National Battlefield Site Pass

Nearby Activities

  • Biking
  • Camping
  • Hiking
  • Historic & Cultural Site
  • Wildlife Viewing

Directions

Ten miles south of I-70 on Maryland Route 65

Additional Information

  • Antietam National Battlefield Map
  • Antietam National Battlefield Official Website

Photo Gallery

  • Burnside BridgeBurnside Bridge in the snow from the Union side of Antietam Creek.
  • Cannon the FieldArtillery played a key role at Antietam. Over 500 cannon were involved in the fighting.
  • Monument at Sunset130th Pennsylvania Monument at Bloody Lane
  • Fog Over the BattlefieldView from the visitor center looking toward Bloody Lane at sunset
  • Antietam National CemeteryPrivate Soldier Monument at the cemetery
  • Antietam National Battlefield
  • Dunker ChurchThe Dunker Church covered in snow.
  • Dunker ChurchSpring at the Battlefield.
  • Antietam National Cemetery Lodge BuildingThe National Cemetery Lodge Building sits just inside the gates of the cemetery.
  • 14th Connecticut Monument14th Connecticut Monument, just north of the Sunken Road.
  • The CornfieldLooking east along the south edge of The Cornfield.
  • Antietam CannonsPlacing more than 500 cannons on high ground, both armies were able to effectively strike enemy troop positions at great distances.
  • Antietam CannonsPlacing more than 500 cannons on high ground, both armies were able to effectively strike enemy troop positions at great distances.

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