Antietam National Battlefield Self-Guided Audio GPS Driving Tour

Explore exhibits, maps, and the park film before setting out across the fields where the bloodiest single day in American military history unfolded on September 17, 1862.

ed some of the fiercest fighting of the battle. Destroyed twice and rebuilt twice, it remains one of Antietam's most iconic sights.

Clara Barton arrived at Antietam with medical supplies and worked tirelessly under fire treating wounded soldiers.

ed shortly after arriving on the battlefield while leading troops into combat.

r 2,200 soldiers became casualties in less than twenty minutes.

This worn farm road became a natural trench where thousands fought and fell in one of the bloodiest four-hour periods of the Civil War.

Climb for panoramic views of the battlefield and gain a deeper understanding of how the battle unfolded across the surrounding farms and fields.

at Bloody Lane and suffered staggering casualties in the process.

One of the most famous bridges in American history. Here, approximately 500 Confederate defenders held off more than 12,000 Union troops for three crucial hours.

President William McKinley, who earned recognition here by delivering food and coffee to soldiers under fire.

End your journey at the final resting place of nearly 5,000 Union soldiers. It was here that the true cost of Antietam became impossible to ignore.

Presidents—Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley—served together at Antietam.