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Antietam National Battlefield
Operating Hours & Seasons

Open All Year
January 1 2009-May 21, 2009 8:30 AM-5:00 PM

May 22, 2009-September 7, 2009 8:30 AM-7:00 PM

September 8, 2009 - October 3, 2009 8:30 AM-6:00 PM

October 4, 2009 -December 31, 2009 8:30 AM-5:00 PM

Phone (301) 432-5124

Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas,  and New Years Day

Special Programs
Memorial Day Commemoration, Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend

Independence Day Commemoration (First Saturday in July)

Anniversary of the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg), September 17

The Memorial Illumination (First Saturday in December)

Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
Private Johnny Cook, a bugler with Battery B, 4th U.S., was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at Antietam when he was only 15 years old.

Last Updated: March 30, 2009 at 13:15 EST