Antietam National Battlefield

Private Soldier Monument at the cemetery
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.
Map showing location of park.
Prescribed fire planned for Antietam National Battlefield rescheduled for Sept. 23-Oct. 11
Antietam National Battlefield is preparing for a prescribed fire between Sept.23 and Oct. 11, weather permitting. The planned fire will be on approximately 40 acres around Final Attack Trail and east of Branch Ave.
Antietam National Battlefield to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1924 Marine Corps Maneuvers
Join Antietam National Battlefield on Saturday, Aug. 31 and Sunday, Sept. 1 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1924 Marine Corps Maneuvers. Free, family-friendly presentations, music, equipment displays and living history will explore the importance of the United States military in the establishment and early history of this Civil War battlefield.
Prescribed fire planned for Antietam National Battlefield the week of Sept. 2
Antietam National Battlefield is preparing for a prescribed fire the week of Sept. 2, weather permitting. The planned fire will be on approximately 40 acres around Final Attack Trail and east of Branch Ave.
National Parks in Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. provide more than 55,000 meals of donated venison to neighbors
Eight national parks in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia have concluded this year’s annual operations to reduce overabundant white-tailed deer. These parks donated more than 13,000 pounds of venison to local nonprofit organizations that will serve approximately 55,000 meals to families in need.  
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2024 Antietam National Battlefield Memorial Day Program
2024 Memorial Day Commemoration at the Antietam National Cemetery
a monument of a soldier at sunset
Photo by NPS
three arch stone bridge over Antietam Creek
Photo by NPS
artillery piece sitting on a rock break
Photo by NPS
a monument of a soldier in the background with graves in front of the monument
Photo by NPS
one room house covered in snow
Photo by NPS Antietam/ BBaracz
stone bridge over antietam creek
Photo by NPS Antietam/ BBaracz
fog filling in the low areas of the field at sunset
Photo by NPS
stone building with black fence in foreground
Photo by NPS Antietam/ BBaracz
small white building with cannon in the foreground
Photo by NPS Antietam/ BBaracz
dark clouds with tree and obelisk monument
Photo by NPS Antietam/ BBaracz
wood fence rails with green corn stalks behind fence
Photo by NPS Antietam/ BBaracz