• Cannon and Cornfield at Dawn

    Antietam

    National Battlefield Maryland

Volunteer

For more information regarding the Antietam National Battlefield Volunteer Program, please contact the Park Volunteer Coordinator, Christie Stanczak, at 301-432-5124 or email her.

New Volunteer Opportunity: We need volunteers to operate the Visitor Center information desk on Sunday afternoons from 1:00-5:00 p.m. and also on Saturday afternoons from 1:00-5:00 p.m. If you are interested, please read the position description and fill out a volunteer application and email it to Christie_Stanczak@nps.gov.

Did You Know?

Artillery at Antietam

Over 500 cannons participated 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."