Antietam National Battlefield is a National Park Service protected area along Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Washington County, northwestern Maryland. It 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, Antietam  National Military Cemetery, stone arch Burnside’s Bridge, and a field hospital museum. (more…)

US National Battlefield Sites are sites where historic battles were fought on American soil during armed conflicts that shaped the growth and development of the United States.

They are historic sites that commemorate and honor the service of American veterans.

National battlefields

Name Location
Antietam National Battlefield

  • Antietam National Cemetery
 Maryland
Big Hole National Battlefield Montana
Cowpens National Battlefield South Carolina
Fort Donelson National Battlefield

  • Fort Donelson National Cemetery
 Tennessee, Kentucky
Fort Necessity National Battlefield Pennsylvania
Monocacy National Battlefield Maryland
Moores Creek National Battlefield North Carolina
Petersburg National Battlefield

  • Poplar Grove National Cemetery
 Virginia
Stones River National Battlefield

  • Stones River National Cemetery
 Tennessee
Tupelo National Battlefield Mississippi
Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Missouri
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site Mississippi

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Antietam National Battlefield

Antietam National Battlefield is a National Park Service protected area along Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Washington County, northwestern Maryland. It 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, Antietam  National Military Cemetery, stone arch Burnside’s Bridge, and a field hospital museum.