Sharpsburg in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Battle of Antietam
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, November 5, 2024
1. Battle of Antietam Marker
Fought Near Here
Sept. 17 1862.
Erected 1898 by Antietam Battlefield Commission.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 27.065′ N, 77° 46.179′ W. Memorial is in Sharpsburg, Maryland, in Washington County. It is on Shepherdstown Pike (Maryland Route 34) 0.4 miles west of General Robert E. Lee Drive, on the right when traveling west. Marker is on the north side of the railroad tracks atop the embankment. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 17230 Shepherdstown Pike, Sharpsburg MD 21782, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Baltimore Metro Region and in Western Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Antietam Station (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Civil War Veterans Walkway To Glory At Antietam (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named Grove Farm (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1862 Antietam Campaign (approx. 0.2 miles away); Headquarters Site Gen. R.E. Lee (approx. 0.6 miles away); Jacob Highbarger House (approx. 1.1 miles away); First Methodist Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); William Chapline House (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sharpsburg.
Other markers no longer nearby.
this page online
More about this memorial. This was originally a memorial with eight cannons and a stack of cannonballs intended to alert rail passengers to the importance of their location upon arrival at the adjacent railway station. The metal items were removed in the 1930s leaving only this engraved granite foundation as a marker.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. The referenced marker shows a period photo of the original monument configuration.
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, November 5, 2024
2. Battle of Antietam Marker
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, November 5, 2024
3. Original Memorial
With rifles and cannonballs. Close-up of photograph on nearby marker # 269305.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 22, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
