When was the Battle of Antietam fought?
The Battle of Antietam was fought on the 17th of September 1862. It resulted in a combined tally of 22,717 dead, wounded, or missing, making it the bloodiest single day in United States history.
Questions about Antietam National Battlefield
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Where is Antietam National Battlefield located?
Antietam National Battlefield is located along Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Washington County, in northwestern Maryland, near the Appalachian foothills and the Potomac River.
How many people are buried in Antietam National Cemetery?
Antietam National Cemetery contains more than 4,976 interments, of which 1,836 are unidentified. The cemetery was commissioned in 1865 and closed to additional interments in 1953, with two later exceptions.
What is the Antietam Battlefield Illumination?
The Antietam Battlefield Illumination is an annual memorial event held on the first Saturday in December, started in 1989. More than a thousand volunteers place 23,000 luminaries across the northern portion of the battlefield, each representing a soldier killed, wounded, or missing during the battle.
When was Antietam National Battlefield established?
Antietam National Battlefield Site was established on the 30th of August 1890. It was managed by the War Department until the 10th of August 1933, when it was transferred to the National Park Service.
Who was Burnside's Bridge named after at Antietam?
Burnside's Bridge at Antietam was named after Union Major General Ambrose E. Burnside, whose IX Corps spent most of the morning of the battle trying to cross Antietam Creek there. Only around 1 p.m. did his troops finally cross, after being held up by approximately 500 Georgia sharpshooters on the heights.