• Antietam National Battlefield - Antietam National Battlefield is a National Park Service-protected area along Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Washington County, northwestern Maryland. It commemorates the American Civil War Battle of Antietam that occurred on September 17, 1862.

Note: The 19+ mile tour covers the essentials of Antietam Battlefield in 2-3 hours.

• Mansfield Monument - Our drive then brings us to a monument dedicated to Major General Joseph Mansfield. Just as the battle is beginning, Mansfield leaves his untrained battalion to scout the cornfield and ascertain the situation. When he comes back, he’s slumped over his horse, having suffered a mortal chest wound. His soldiers, already spooked by the fighting, are aghast. How can they hope to survive without their commander?
• West Woods Trail - Our next stop is the West Woods. By now, the Union has a clear upper hand, but the battle is far from over. 5,000 Union soldiers charge into this forest, hoping to repeat the easy victory their comrades found in the East Woods. But Confederate cannons are waiting atop a nearby ridge. The guns rain hellfire on the Union, turning a siple advance into a desperate, life or death struggle.
• Mumma Farm and Cemetery - Keep driving until you see the Mumma farmstead. As Confederate troops retreat past this point, they light the place on fire so the Union can’t use it for cover. The Mumma family had already fled, but they’ll come home later to find nothing but ashes.
• Irish Brigade Monument - Next, we’ll arrive at the Irish Brigade monument, which honors the Irish Americans who fought at the Bloody Lane. Many of them made the ultimate sacrifice for their country right here. Then, we’ll hear about the importance of this battle, and how everything hinges on a Union victory.
• Piper Farm - Continue driving until you reach Piper Farm. While the fighting rages across the battlefield, Confederate generals use this farm as their headquarters, planning each attack, each defensive line, looking for a way to emerge victorious.
• Burnside Bridge - Our drive takes us next to Burnside Bridge, where another wildly unbalanced struggle is taking place. 13,000 Union soldiers try to take the bridge while a mere 500 Confederates try to hold them back. But the Union men are sitting ducks trying to cross the bridge. Bodies pile up on the bridge as the Confederates mount a fierce defense.
• Monument to William McKinley - Antietam - Next, we’ll arrive at the McKinley Monument, which honors the future 25th President of the United States, and recalls a story of the boy’s odd brand of heroism following the brutal struggle on the bridge.
• Burnside Bridge - Fun fact! Sideburns are named after General Burnside. Once you look at his portrait, there’s really no need to guess why!
• Final Attack Trail - Next, we’ll arrive near the site from which the Union forces assemble and launch their final attack against the Confederate lines, which by now have been forced to fall back repeatedly. We will watch the tumult of battle and gunfire, hear the beating of drums and the war cries, and, finally, see what is left after the dust clears.
• Hawkins’ Zouaves Monument - This optional detour takes us to a monument honoring the 9th New York Infantry, who almost broke through the final Confederate line in an attack which could have changed the rest of the war–but didn’t quite succeed.
• Tolson’s Chapel and School - Another detour takes us to Tolson Chapel, built by Black Americans just one year after the war ended.
• Good-Reilly House - Our next optional stop is Piper House, one of Sharpsburg’s oldest houses. It gives us a glimpse into what the town was like even before the Civil War put it on the map.
• Mount Calvary Lutheran Cemetery - This detour brings us to the Mount Calvary Lutheran Cemetery, which dates all the way back to 1768. During the battle, Confederates used the now-demolished church next to this cemetery to send orders and information to troops across the battlefield. And afterward, the Union used the same church as a field hospital!
• Antietam National Cemetery - The final optional stop is the Antietam National Cemetery, where the remains of 4,776 Union soldiers rest alongside about 200 dead from the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, and the Korean War.

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