Contact Info
- Phone:
- 301-432-5124
- Phone:
- 301-432-7648
Basics
- Type:
- Other
Description
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.
Hours + Fees
Hours:
Memorial Day To Labor Day: 8:00 am. - 7:00 pm.
Labor Day To Memorial Day: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Phone 301-432-5124
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day
Special Programs:
Memorial Day Commemoration, Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend
Anniversary of the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg), September 17.
Independence Day Commemoration (Saturday closest to the 4th)
The Memorial Illumination on the 1st Saturday in December.
Season:
Map + Directions
Basic Directions
Traveling East on Interstate 70:
Exit 29A onto Rt. 65 south. Ten miles south on the left is the Visitor Center.
Traveling West on Interstate 70 from the Baltimore/Washington area:
Exit 29 onto Rt. 65 South towards Sharpsburg. Travel about 10 miles south to the Park Visitor Center entrance which will be on your left side.
Optional Route:
Exit 49 onto Alternate Rt. 40 West towards Middletown. Continue through Middletown, over South Mountain to Boonsboro. Turn left onto Rt. 34 to Sharpsburg. When you enter town, turn right (north) onto Rt. 65 and the Park Visitor Center will be on your right a mile north of Sharpsburg.
Traveling North-South on Interstate 81:
Exit 1, Rt. 68, six miles east to Rt. 65. Turn right at the light on Rt. 65. Five miles south on the left is the Visitor Center.
