Antietam National Battlefield

Drive or walk the fields where the Battle of Antietam was fought on September 17, 1862, from Dunker Church to Burnside Bridge.

5831 Dunker Church Rd · Sharpsburg, MD

About Antietam National Battlefield

Antietam preserves about 3,000 acres of farmland where Union and Confederate armies fought on September 17, 1862, the bloodiest day in United States history. Start at the visitor center for the exhibits, film and ranger help. Then follow the self-guided 8.5-mile driving tour, which has eleven stops including Dunker Church, the Cornfield, the Sunken Road known as Bloody Lane, and Burnside Bridge. Antietam National Cemetery, next to the park, holds more than 4,900 graves.

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