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Antietam National BattlefieldSketch of Burnside's Advance
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Antietam National Battlefield
Operating Hours & Seasons

Open All Year
January 1 2009-May 21, 2009 8:30 AM-5:00 PM

May 22, 2009-September 7, 2009 8:30 AM-7:00 PM

September 8, 2009 - October 3, 2009 8:30 AM-6:00 PM

October 4, 2009 -December 31, 2009 8:30 AM-5:00 PM

Phone (301) 432-5124

Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas,  and New Years Day

Special Programs
Memorial Day Commemoration, Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend

Independence Day Commemoration (First Saturday in July)

Anniversary of the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg), September 17

The Memorial Illumination (First Saturday in December)
15th Massachusetts Infantry Monument  

Did You Know?
The 15th Massachusetts Infantry went into the Battle of Antietam with 606 soldiers. 318 were killed or wounded, the highest number for any Union regiment in the battle. Their monument features a wounded lion carved in granite.

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Last Updated: March 30, 2009 at 13:15 EST