Stories

Find stories about these topics in this section:

Conflict - Historical timeline of the Civil War and Antietam's connection to secession
Terror - Learn more about tactics on the battlefield and the horrors of war from personal accounts
Survival - Find out how battle and its aftermath affected the citizens of Sharpsburg
Freedom - Discover how the battle affected enslaved people through the Emancipation Proclamation and more
Memory - Read about the history of the battlefield as a park and a place of remembrance