Stories

Find stories about these topics in this section:
  • Conflict - Historical timeline of the Civil War and Antietam's connection to secession
  • Terror - Learn more about tactics on the battlefield and the horrors of war from personal accounts
  • Survival - Find out how battle and its aftermath affected the citizens of Sharpsburg
  • Freedom - Discover how the battle affected enslaved people through the Emancipation Proclamation and more
  • Memory - Read about the history of the battlefield as a park and a place of remembrance
 

Last updated: September 15, 2023

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P.O. Box 158
Sharpsburg, MD 21782

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301 432-5124

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