• Cannon and Cornfield at Dawn

    Antietam

    National Battlefield Maryland

5th Maryland Volunteer Infantry (US) Monument

 
5th Maryland Volunteer Infantry (US) Monument

5th Maryland Volunteer Infantry (US) Monument

NPS Photo

Monument Text:
MARYLAND
5th MD Infantry
3rd - Max Weber's - Brigade
3rd - French's - Division
2nd - Sumner's - Corps
Advanced to the knoll
above the Bloody Lane,
300 feet in rear of
this marker. Loss 43
killed, 123 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