Battle Anniversary Weekend

Join us as we commemorate the anniversary of the battle with numerous special programs including living history demos and ranger led hikes.  

Battle Anniversary Programs

Join us for ranger talks at the visitor center and a special evening hike of the field.  See link below for more information.

Battle Anniversary Commemoration

Click the link below for our full schedule of events.

Aftermath of Battle Weekend

Explore what the battlefield would have been like after the firing had ceased. Park volunteers will demonstrate wet plate photography, the process that Alexander Gardner used to capture the haunting images of the Civil War dead at Antietam that changed the way that the ......More

Explore what the battlefield would have been like after the firing had ceased. Park volunteers will demonstrate wet plate photography, the process that Alexander Gardner used to capture the haunting images of the Civil War dead at Antietam that changed the way that the American public viewed warfare. Full program schedule will be posted as we approach the date of the event

Artillery Firing Demonstrations

Volunteers portraying Battery B, 4th U.S. Artillery will present artillery firing demonstrations near the New York State Monument at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.

Living History Demonstration

Volunteers portraying Parker's Battery will present artillery firing demonstrations near the New York State Monument at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.