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Antietam National Battlefield

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Designation
National Battlefield
State
MD
Park address
Sharpsburg, MD
Entrance fee
Private vehicle: $20.00; Motorcycle: $15.00; Per person: $10.00; Park annual pass: $35.00NPS data as of 2026-08-25
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Notes

  • Designation Date: 08/30/1890

  • 23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.

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