2. Antietam National Battlefield (Maryland) Antietam was the backdrop of the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, fought on September 17, 1862. Over 22,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, ...

Owing to the want of facilities for reaching the grounds of the romantic and hitherte rather secluded site of the National Cemetery at Antietam, there has been some doubt as to the dedication ...

Andrew Banasik followed his mentor from Monocacy to Antietam, and now he's overseeing the battlefield where he became a 'Civil War nerd.' ...

Antietam National Battlefield is a National Park Service protected area along Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland which commemorates the American Civil War Battle of Antietam that occurred on ...

Andrew Banasik, superintendent at Monocacy National Battlefield, will leave his post to become Antietam National Battlefield’s superintendent May 19. Banasik is a Civil War history enthusiast ...

Andrew Banasik will become Antietam National Battlefield's new superintendent on May 19. Get to know him here.

THE ANTIETAM CEMETERY.; Letter from Hon. John Covode to Gov. Fenton. Jan. 30, 1868 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from January 30, 1868, Page 2 Buy Reprints ...

Newly-discovered Battle of Antietam map shows thousands of burials The Irish Brigade, led by General Francis Meagher, played a central role in the historic Battle of Antietam during the US Civil War.

Memorial Day observance started early in Hagerstown with a wreath-laying ceremony. A short drive south, at the Antietam National Battlefield Cemetery, veterans were honored at this legacy landmark.

In this Memorial Day tradition, fifth-grade students at Sharpsburg Elementary lay out 5,000 flags at each gravesite at Antietam National Cemetery.

Tourism, government and civic officials describe efforts to allow public to join in attempt to save popular battlefield event.