National Park Service LogoU.S. Department of the InteriorNational Park ServiceNational Park Service
National Park Service: U.S. Department of the InteriorNational Park Service Arrowhead
 
 
Support the National Park Service
Antietam National BattlefieldCannon with fall colors
view map
text size:largestlargernormal
printer friendly
Antietam National Battlefield
For Kids
 
Junior Ranger Program

Children ages 6-12 can complete a free activity booklet while they visit the park and earn a badge and a certificate. Ask for the program at the visitor center information desk
Bodies on the battlefield  

Did You Know?
Alexander Gardner's photographs of Antietam were the first ever images to show dead soldiers on the field of battle. A New York Times article about the photographs said it was if the "dead had been laid at our doorsteps."
more...

Disclaimer Accessibility Privacy Policy FOIA Notices USA.gov

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:29 EST