Maryland Campaign Maps and Photos
Welcome to Antietam! The numbers before each stop correspond to locations on this map of the battlefield. Maps included on this page are intended to show troop movements during the battle, while photos show specific locations and artistic renditions of the fight.
AUGUST 28 - SEPTEMBER 9, 1862
1.Harpers Ferry
The view of Harpers Ferry from the base of Maryland Heights. Loudon Heights are out of frame to the left (south), and Bolivar Heights can be seen dominating the town in the background (west).
Map showing the convergence of Confederate forces against Miles' garrison at Harpers Ferry.
SEPTEMBER 10-15, 1862
2.Bolivar Heights
The view from Bolivar Heights overlooking Harpers Ferry to the east. The confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers can bee seen in the distant background, with Maryland Heights on the left (north) and Loudon Heights on the right (south).
SEPTEMBER 14, 1862
3.South Mountain Inn
Map depicting troop movements during the Battle of South Mountain, while the bulk of Federal troops under Burnside’s overall command attempt to crush Lee's rump force and Franklin's Corps is dispatched to the relief of Harpers Ferry.
Contemporary depiction of the fighting on South Mountain, showing the Confederate’s tactical advantage of being able to fire first, from a relatively protected position.
4.Washington Monument
The Washington Monument atop South Mountain, first dedicated in 1827 to George Washington, who traveled through the area as a young surveyor.
SEPTEMBER 15-16, 1862
5.Pry House
McClellan's headquarters at Pry House provided a clear view of the central and northern portions of the battlefield, ranging from Bloody Lane to the East Woods, but thick woods obscured the view southward toward Burnside's Bridge.
SEPTEMBER 17, 1862
6.North Woods, 7:00a.m. - 9:00a.m.
The fighting launched by Hooker's I Corps from the North Woods during the opening stages of the battle.
Looking north across the Cornfield in the direction of the approaching Federal troops. Most fighting during the opening stages of the battle were concentrated here.
7.West Woods, 9:00am - 11:00a.m.
Sumner's ambush in the West Woods.
8.Bloody Lane, 11:00a.m. - 1:00p.m.
Diagram of the fighting in Bloody Lane.
Looking northward down Bloody Lane. Federal troops approached from the high ground to the right (east) in this picture.
9 & 10.Burnside's Bridge to Branch Avenue, 11:00a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Diagram of the fighting from Burnside's Bridge to Branch Avenue.
The view overlooking Burnside's Bridge from the west bank of Antietam Creek.
SEPTEMBER 15 - NOVEMBER 5, 1862
11.Antietam National Cemetary
Alexander Gardner's New York exhibition, "The Dead of Antietam," captivated and horrified the American public by provided the first glimpse of a Civil War battlefield before the (Confederate) dead had been buried. This image captures the carnage at Bloody Lane.
Lincoln consulting with McClellan on October 1-3, 1862.