The National Museum of Civil War Medicine announced this week that its 20-year management of an historic home at Antietam National Battlefield has come to an end. The building will no longer be open ...
Explore Frederick's important role in the history of medicine. Frederick, Maryland, played a vital role during the Civil War, serving as a key medical hub for wounded soldiers from the battles of ...
In Sharpsburg, Maryland, right off Antietam Battlefield, an old pre-war house had a limestone-lined well the owner said he had never looked inside. That was enough to turn a quiet yard into a mystery.
Andrew Banasik, superintendent at Monocacy National Battlefield, will leave his post to become Antietam National Battlefield’s superintendent May 19. Banasik is a Civil War history enthusiast with ...
Gen. John Fulton Reynolds, Lancaster native and rising officer in the Union Army during the Civil War, was not present at the pivotal Battle of Antietam, Maryland, on Sept. 17, 1862. His absence, ...
Turning point : military stalemate and strategic initiatives : July 1862 -- The Confederate offensive : August 1862 -- The invasion of Maryland : September 2-15, 1862 -- The Battle of Antietam : ...
Last Updated on September 18, 2025 by Matt Staff The Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862, stands as the deadliest single day in the American Civil War, with over 22,000 soldiers killed, ...