Antietam National Battlefield
Antietam National Battlefield:
see Antietam campaignAntietam campaign, Sept., 1862, of the Civil War. After the second battle of Bull Run, Gen. Robert E. Lee crossed the Potomac to invade Maryland and Pennsylvania. At Frederick, Md., he divided (Sept.
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Antietam National Battlefield
Sharpsburg, MD 21782
Phone:301-432-5124
Fax:301-432-4590
Web: www.nps.gov/anti/
Size: 3,255 acres.
Established: Established as a national battlefield site on August 30, 1890; transferred from War Department on August 10, 1933. Entrance fee required.
Location:North and east of Sharpsburg, Maryland, along MD 34 and 65. Both routes intersect either US 40 or 40A and I-70. Visitor center is north of Sharpsburg on MD 65.
Facilities:Campground (10 sites; @di), rest rooms (é), bicycle trail, visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail.
Activities:Auto touring (8.5 miles), camping, hiking, bicycling, fishing, interpretive programs (during the summer season).
Special Features:General Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North was ended on thisbattlefield on September 17, 1862. The battle claimed more than 23,000men killed, wounded, and missing in a single day -- more than on anyother day of the Civil War -- and led to Lincoln's issuance of theEmancipation Proclamation. The Pry House Field Hospital Museum is located in the historic Pry House, which served asUnion Commander General George B. McClellan's headquarters during thebattle. Antietam (Sharpsburg) National Cemetery (5,032 interments; 1,836 unidentified) adjoins the park.
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