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Antietam National BattlefieldPark Ranger tells park visitors about Civil War artillery
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Antietam National Battlefield
Operating Hours & Seasons

Open All Year
January 1 2009-May 21, 2009 8:30 AM-5:00 PM

May 22, 2009-September 7, 2009 8:30 AM-7:00 PM

September 8, 2009 - October 3, 2009 8:30 AM-6:00 PM

October 4, 2009 -December 31, 2009 8:30 AM-5:00 PM

Phone (301) 432-5124

Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas,  and New Years Day

Special Programs
Memorial Day Commemoration, Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend

Independence Day Commemoration (First Saturday in July)

Anniversary of the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg), September 17

The Memorial Illumination (First Saturday in December)
Artillery at Antietam  

Did You Know?
Over 500 cannons particpated in the Battle of Antietam, firing over 50,000 rounds of ammunition. The cannonade was so severe that Confederate artillery commander Colonel S.D. Lee described the battle as "artillery hell."

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Last Updated: March 30, 2009 at 13:15 EST