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23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
The weather is fairly mild. Summers can be very warm and humid and winters cold and snowy. We have four distinct seasons with the fall and spring being the best times to visit the battlefield.
Entrance fee is $10.00.
3 day pass - This is the entry fee to the battlefield proper, museum, movie, and ranger programs.
Ten miles south of I-70 on Maryland Route 65
