Memorial Day Commemoration

Join us at the Antietam National Cemetery for our annual Memorial Day Commemoration Program.  The event will start at 11am and conclude at noon.  Click on the link for more information.

Middle Bridge Hike

Join a Park Ranger at the Newcomer Farmhouse for ranger led hike focusing on the 5th Corps and its role on the western side of the Antietam creek. This 2-mile hike will begin at 1:00pm, rain or shine. Please bring appropriate footwear for uneven terrain. 

Artillery Firing Demonstration

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

Artillery Firing Demonstration

Confederate living history volunteers will present artillery firing demonstrations near the New York State Monument at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.

Juneteeth Program

Join a park ranger at Antietam National Battlefield at 10:00 am to learn about the connection between the Battle of Antietam and emancipation. This program will last about 30 minutes and meet in the orientation room.You are also invited to join members of the Friends of......More

Join a park ranger at Antietam National Battlefield at 10:00 am to learn about the connection between the Battle of Antietam and emancipation. This program will last about 30 minutes and meet in the orientation room.You are also invited to join members of the Friends of Tolson’s Chapel to learn about the origins of Juneteeth, the establishment of Tolson’s Chapel, the use of the Chapel as a Freedman’s Bureau School during Reconstruction, and the role of the Chapel among Sharpsburg’s African American community. Program is a drop-in from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm and meets at Tolson’s Chapel and School, 111 High St., Sharpsburg, MD, 21782.

Artillery Firing Demonstration

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

Artillery Firing Demonstration

Confederate living history volunteers will present artillery firing demonstrations near the New York State Monument at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.