Antietam National Battlefield protects land along Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg that was the site of an American Civil War battle in September 1862 known as the bloodiest day in American history. It was the end of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia’s incursion into the North and led President Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
National Battlefields
Antietam National Battlefield
Cowpens National Battlefield
Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield
Manassas National Battlefield
Monocacy National Battlefield
Petersburg National Battlefield
Richmond National Battlefield
Stones River National Battlefield
National Military Parks
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
Gettysburg National Military Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park
Shiloh National Military Park
Vicksburg National Military Park
Antietam National Battlefield
Cowpens National Battlefield
Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield
Manassas National Battlefield
Monocacy National Battlefield
Petersburg National Battlefield
Richmond National Battlefield
Stones River National Battlefield
National Military Parks
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
Gettysburg National Military Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park
Shiloh National Military Park
Vicksburg National Military Park