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An Inside Look at Antietam

Video: War Department

VIDEO | In our War Department™ Antietam episode, hear our experts discuss and analyze the cause, course, and consequences of the Battle of Antietam. Featuring Park Ranger Keith Snyder as well as the Trust's own Garry Adelman, this episode covers the varying command styles displayed on the battlefield and answers the age-old question: who won the battle?

War Department

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Two historically significant properties at Antietam — located at the heart of the battle’s Final Attack — are under threat. Please make a gift today...

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Civil War: 1862

The Battle of Antietam

Maryland in the Civil War

Frederick Douglass

Eastern Theater of the Civil War

Antietam Animated Map

Map of the battlefield of Antietam

Maryland Campaign

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