• Cannon and Cornfield at Dawn

    Antietam

    National Battlefield Maryland

3rd Maryland Volunteer Infantry (USA) Monument

Dedicated: May 30, 1900

Location: In front of the Park Visitor Center on the Hagerstown Turnpike

Map Number: 46

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3rd Maryland Volunteer Infantry (USA) Monument

3rd Maryland Volunteer Infantry (USA) Monument

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Monument Text:
MARYLAND
3rd Maryland Infantry
2nd Stainbrook's Brigade
2nd Greene's Division
12th Maryland Corps
Advanced to the corner
of the Dunker Church,
in front of this
marker. Loss, 4 killed,
25 wounded.
The monument to the
Maryland troops is
near the Dunkard Church.

Did You Know?

The Maryland State Monument at Antietam

The Maryland State Monument is the only monument at Antietam dedicated to both sides. Marylanders fought for both the Union and the Confederacy. 20,000 people attended the dedication on May 30, 1900. President William McKinley, a veteran of the Battle of Antietam, was the keynote speaker