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Antietam National Battlefield
Sharpsburg, MD
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Twenty men received Medals of Honor for their gallant efforts during the deadliest one-day battle in American history at Antietam.
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Antietam & The 1862 Maryland Campaign
Garry Adelman provides an overview of the 1862 Maryland Campaign and the Battle of Antietam - the bloodiest single day of the Civil War.
African Americans at Antietam
To the citizens of Sharpsburg and Washington County, Maryland, slavery was not a foreign concept. In fact, these people witnessed firsthand the...
S.G. Elliott’s Maps of Burials
S.G. Elliott’s maps track the postbattle burials of the dead at Gettysburg and Antietan — invaluable tools for historians and preservationists alike
Antietam National Battlefield: What's Nearby
Sharpsburg, MD
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Battle Facts
Washington County, MD | September 17, 1862
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
22,717
Union
12,401
12,401
Confed.
10,316
10,316
