Antietam National Battlefield is a protected area along Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland which commemorates the American Civil War Battle
of Antietam that occurred on September 17, 1862. The area, situated on fields among the Appalachian foothills near the Potomac River,
features the battlefield site and visitor center, a national military cemetery and a field hospital museum.
Antietam was the bloodiest one day battle in American history. 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 to Abraham Lincoln’s
issuance of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
Gram and Pops visited here in July 1994.
Click here for pictures of Gram and Pops' Trip
Antietam National Battlefield
Antietam National Battlefield