But once you're there, you are smitten. Start at the visitors center, see the introductory film, visit the museum, listen to the park ranger's talk. From the front of the visitors center, you get a panoramic view of the battlefield. Then take the self-guided driving tour. Start at the West Woods, go to the Dunker Church, then proceed to the cornfield, the sunken road and Burnside's Bridge. On your way out of town, see the site of General Robert E. Lee's headquarters. The battlefield is much the same as it was in If you listen carefully, you can almost hear General A.
A tip about understanding the Antietam National Battlefield. Before going, I had done my reading about the history leading up to the battle, and I thought I had a reasonable understanding of what happened that September 17th, On my arrival, I visited the museum in the visitors' center and started the self driving tour.
However, I realized that I wasn't grasping the significance of what happened at Antietam. I returned to the visitors' center and asked if their was a guide that could help me understand the battlefield. That was the best thing I could have done. After a couple of phone calls and a short wait, I was hooked up with Mr.
Joseph Stahl, one of the very experienced Antietam Battlefield Guides. The next two and a half hours were the best hours I've spent on a Civil War battlefield. Joe spent the first half hour in the visitors' center giving me an overview of the battle, and he oriented me to the successive events of the battle. He then drove my car to the key sites of engagement on the battlefield. At each site, we stopped, got out and walked the battlefield, as he explained what happened there.
It wasn't long before I realized that the Battle of Antietam was actually a series of many smaller engagements, many dictated by the unusual topography of the battlefield. It suddenly started to make sense, and I came to a real appreciation of what happened there years ago. Joe had learned that I was from Indiana, and he came armed with stories and photographs of individual soldiers from Indiana who had fought there, and he was able to make the battle very personal. At each stop, he had maps and photographs that helped me to understand what happened at that particular spot.
I left Antietam feeling that I really understood the significance of that infamous Civil War battle. It was an unforgettable day, and I would highly recommend using Joe Stahl or one of the other Antietam Battlefield Guides on your visit to Antietam. I was lucky that Joe was available. However, if you are planning a future visit to Antietam, I would recommend making an advanced reservation by going to their website at www. It would be well worth your efforts, and I am sure that, like myself, you would leave with a much better understanding of what happened at Antietam.
Stake your spot to watch the extraordinary fireworks display with 25, of your closest friends. Listen to the Maryland Symphony Orchestra provide entertainment about an hour before dusk--they're great!! The best part of the whole evening is when the National Guard or whoever they are! Eerie and makes one appreciate the peace we enjoy in our little corner of the world where once a Civil War put families at odds with each other.
Have a picnic! Plan on parking a LONG ways away if you get there in the evening. Don't miss this battlefield when in Sharpsburg. OnVacationToday Maryland contributions. We're not Civil War hisory buffs, but my family has had a real eductaion on the matter. We have visited all 4 parks in the past 3 years. It is VERY humbling to think of the sacrifices our countymen have made to get us to where we are today. It also gives lot of hope.
Our country survived this, and eventually became a better place after the war was over. Anyway, Antietam is surrounded by mountains, which are gorgeous. The film was very good, and explained the significance of this battle, and tied in Antietam to the other sites we have visited. The driving map was great. We visited the tower and the bridge.
Manassas also had a good film. Gettysburg was excellent for the diorama, but we almost ran over a Segway tour that had taken over the hilly main touring road built for cars. That is a vivid memory coming up a hill and there they were! The history at Harpers Ferry was a lot to wrap your mind around. There was strongwilled John Brown, then the Southeren troops being stuck there, and the national goverment's reacations. It was complicated. The timeline helped but I can't recall it off hand.
Oh, and Frederick Douglas was there too. Anyway, we had the most fun as a family at Antietam. We spent two hours or so of a gorgous day there. The troops using the cornfields as barriers in combat was pretty neat. Showing results of 1, Joey T Reno, NV 1 contribution. I understand there is an audio tour, but I can find no mention of cost.
Also, do you have to buy or is there an opportunity to rent? Rob F Bush, LA 4 contributions. There's a downloadable map and phone app but we found it very confusing.
It was excellent and we'll be back one day to do that one start to finish. We saw or could find no such thing at Antietam. Read all replies. While driving through the Antietam battlefield luminary, is there audio that you listen to while driving through?
I am sure that the visitor's center has an audio driving tour for purchase but such is not needed for touring the battlefield while the luminaries are on display.
The luminaries themselves tell the story. As you begin the tour, the luminaries are fewer in number and fairly well spread out. As you continue, the number of luminaries increase and are much closer together until they literally fill the landscape. This symbolizes the men who lost their lives during this bloodiest of battles. The drive is incredibly moving - and definitely worth the trip.
Note: if you have not been to Antietam before, you might want to arrive earlier in the day for a driving or walking tour. The luminary tour is at night - too dark to distinguish many of the more noted sites. Simply Heartfelt Titusville, FL contributions. Are there any picnic tables at the Visitor Center or along the auto-tour? I did not see picnic tables anywhere in the park, though I wasn't specifically looking for them. John S Reservoir, Australia 9 contributions.
I'll be driving past the Battlefield but will only have about 10 mins to stop. I was wondering if you need to pay to visit the Visitor Centre? Jena B Suffolk, VA 53 contributions. Are the battlefield tours available daily? Biker Mike Fayetteville, NC contributions. Morpheus25 Virginia 35 contributions. The Maryland Campaign of Civil War Trust. The Peninsula Campaign. Encyclopedia Virginia. The Significance of the Battle of Antietam.
Antietam on the Web. Special Orders No. Why did Lee Enter Maryland? But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Subscribe for fascinating stories connecting the past to the present. The Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, , involved nearly , combatants, the largest concentration of troops in any Civil War battle. Ambrose Burnside, the newly appointed commander of the Army of the Potomac, had ordered his more than , troops to cross the Lee marched his Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in late The battles of Cold Harbor were two American Civil War engagements that took place about 10 miles northeast of Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital.
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The rattle of , muskets, and the fearful thunder of over cannon, told us that the great battle of Antietam had commenced. I was in the hospital in the afternoon, for it was then only that the wounded began to come in. We had expended every bandage, tore up every sheet in the house, and everything we could find, when who should drive up but our old friend, Miss Barton, with a team loaded down with dressings of every kind, and everything we could ask for.
In my feeble estimation, General McClellan, with all his laurels, sinks into insignificance beside the true heroine of the age, the angel of the battle field. Later in the war, Lincoln authorized Barton to form the Office of Correspondence with Friends of Missing Men in the United States Army, an effort that eventually identified 22, missing Union soldiers.
In Barton founded the American Red Cross. Close Video. Washington County, MD Sep 16 - 18, How it ended Inconclusive. In context Lee invaded Maryland in September with a full agenda. Before the Battle The first Confederate invasion of Union-held territory is not going as planned. During the Battle. Union 87, Aftermath Union. Estimated Casualties. Union 12, Questions to Consider 1. Why is nurse Clara Barton considered a hero of Antietam?
James Dunn, a surgeon at the Battle of Antietam lauded her efforts: The rattle of , muskets, and the fearful thunder of over cannon, told us that the great battle of Antietam had commenced. Antietam: Featured Resources. Civil War Article. Civil War Video. Civil War Battle. Civil War Mobile App. Civil War Historical Map. Civil War Battle Map. Antietam: Search All Resources. All battles of the Maryland Campaign. Full Civil War Map. Jefferson County, WV Sep 12 - 15, Result: Confederate Victory Est.
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