Antietam National Battlefield

Also known as: Antietam National Battlefield Site, Battle of Sharpsburg
N of Sharpsburg off MD 45, Sharpsburg, Maryland

Photos

Burnside Bridge 2.JPG

Bunside Bridge

Photo taken by Curtis Lee in July 2005

Map

Coordinates:
+39.46668, -77.73574
39°28'00" N, 77°44'09" W

Street Views

Description

Site of the first major battle of the American Civil War to be fought on Northern Soil. Antieham was the bloodiest single day of battle in American military history with about 23,000 casualties. Union losses were 12,401 men, with 2,108 dead. Confederate casualties were 10,318, with 1,546 dead. These numbers represented approximately 25% of the Union forces present and 31% of the Confederate forces.

National Register information

Status: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966
Reference number: 66000038
Areas of significance: Conservation; Military; Politics/Government
Level of significance: National
Evaluation criteria: A - Event
Property type: District
Historic functions: Single dwelling; Secondary structure
Current functions: Single dwelling; Battle site; Park; Agricultural fields
Period of significance: 1850-1874
Significant year: 1862
Number of properties: Contributing buildings: 43
Contributing structures: 1
Contributing sites: 6
Contributing objects: 1
Non-contributing buildings: 9
Non-contributing structures: 2

Update Log

April 25, 2017: New Street View added by Michael Miller
July 18, 2010: Updated by Curtis Lee: added description

Sources

Curtis Lee - clee47ford [at] yahoo [dot] com
HABS MD-934 - Antietam National Battlefield
Michael Miller - michael_a_miller [at] yahoo [dot] com
National Register database - Reference number 66000038 (Search for documents)