Antietam National Battlefield
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Contact Information:
P.O. Box 158
Sharpsburg, MD 21782
301-432-5124
http://www.nps.gov/anti/
Size: 3,244 acres
Visitation: 275,729 (2003)
Location: North and east of Sharpsburg, Maryland, along MD 34 and 65. Both routes intersect either US 40 or 40A and I-70. Visitor center is north of Sharpsburg on MD 65.
Description: General Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North was ended on this battlefield on September 17, 1862. The battle claimed more than 23,000 men killed, wounded, and missing in a single day -- more than on any other day of the Civil War -- and led to Lincoln's issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. Antietam (Sharpsburg) National Cemetery (5,032 interments; 1,836 unidentified) adjoins the park.
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Operating Hours:
Daily, summer: 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; daily, winter:
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.
History: Established as a national battlefield site on August 30, 1890; transferred from War Department on August 10, 1933.
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