Sharpsburg, Maryland

The Union commander, General George B. McClellan, had his headquarters here at the Battle of Antietam -- America's bloodiest day.

Frederick, Maryland

Ever wondered what happened to the wounded following a battle? Nestled in historic Frederick, Maryland, this museum tells that often overlooked and tragic story in profound detail.

Jefferson, Maryland

To learn why Antietam was fought where it was requires a trip to the scenic ridgeline of South Mountain where Confederates fought a desperate delaying action to save their army.

Elkridge, Maryland

The Thomas Viaduct is the oldest multi-arched bridge in the world still in use.

Scotland, Maryland

It was one of the busiest Union prisoner-of-war camps in the country.

Emmitsburg, Maryland

The left wing of Union General George G. Meade's Army of the Potomac camped here the night before the Battle of Gettysburg started.

Sharpsburg, Maryland

This is the final resting place of thousands of United States soldiers that gave their life for their country.

Clinton, Maryland

Mary Surratt was the first woman to be executed by the United States government. Learn all about the conspiracy to kill President Abraham Lincoln in the museum that occupies her former home.

Baltimore, Maryland

McHenry is the famous fort above which the "Star Spangled Banner" flew during the War of 1812; it served faithfully during the Civil War as well.

Baltimore, Maryland

Maryland played a crucial role in the Civil War, straddling both sides of the conflict with diehards in blue and gray.

Sharpsburg, Maryland

In the West Woods, you can walk a trail through one of the bloodiest woodlots of the entire American Civil War. Understand what happened to Sedgwick's division here.

Waldorf, Maryland

This is where John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Lincoln, had his broken leg set while he was fleeing justice.

Glen Echo, Maryland

Stepping inside Clara Barton's home brings you closer to this enigmatic leader and gives you an opportunity to learn more about the woman who started a movement based on compassion.

Funkstown, Maryland

This battle gave Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia one more day to get back to the safety of Virginia after the Battle of Gettysburg.

Sharpsburg, Maryland

Visit the spot from where John Brown, the infamous abolitionist, began his famous raid on Harpers Ferry.

Shepherdstown, Maryland

See where the Maryland Campaign penned its bloody postscript.?

Fort Washington, Maryland

It's one of the most important seacoast fortifications in the Washington, D.C. area.

Fort Washington, Maryland

This fort was the only one to remain active after the war, and you will have the opportunity to see some of Washington's best-preserved earthworks.

Sharpsburg, Maryland

Walking into this house of worship, battle site, operating room, and photo subject, can be a profoundly moving experience, and much quieter than it was in 1862!

Sharpsburg, Maryland

Gazing at the formidable Confederate position above and walking across Burnside's Bridge fills you with a sense of awe and respect for those Union soldiers who did this under the harrowing fire of southern rifles.

Hagerstown, Maryland

It is a key Civil War feature both geographically and psychologically.

Sharpsburg, Maryland

Antietam is the bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history. More American men fell here in the Maryland countryside in 1862 than on the beaches of Normandy in 1944.

Baltimore, Maryland

Some of the first casualties of the Civil War occurred here.

Sharpsburg, Maryland

Miller's cornfield was the site of the one of the most terrible fights of the entire war. Union general Joseph Hooker reported that every single stalk of corn was felled by bullets "as with a knife," and that the dead "lay in rows."

Frederick, Maryland

In the summer of 1864 when Confederate forces came dangerously close to marching on the Capital, the Battle of Monocacy slowed them long enough to save Washington itself

Sharpsburg, Maryland

Both a defensive position and a trap -- few other landmarks are as synonymous with Antietam as is the "Bloody Lane." No visit can be considered complete without walking this hallowed path.

Ellicott, Maryland

This is the oldest railroad station in the country, and a site that was vital to the Union war effort.

Hagerstown, Maryland

On July 6, 1863, during the Confederate retreat from Gettysburg, there was desperate fighting in the streets of Hagerstown as Lee tried to shepherd his army back to the safety of Virginia.

Baltimore, Maryland

Housed in the President Street Station, site of a riot during the secession crisis of 1861 and one of the oldest surviving terminals in the country, the museum contains a good collection of Civil War and railroad artifacts.

Burkittsville, Maryland

This impressive monument is an homage to those who saw and recorded the war - in narrative and illustration - for the benefit of the American public at their own peril.

Boonsboro, Maryland

Erected by Ninth Corps veterans in 1889, this marker stands on the spot where Maj. Gen. Jesse Reno was mortally wounded while leading his men at the Battle of South Mountain.

Burkittsville, Maryland

Major General Jesse Reno commanded IX Crops of the Army of the Potomac, and is the namesake of Reno, Nevada. He was killed by a sharpshooter's bullet at Fox Gap during the Battle of South Mountain.

Burkittsville, Maryland

Union Cemetary has an excellent vantage of the area between Burkittsville and Crampton's Gap. Members of Franklin's VI Corps witnessed much of the fighting at the gap from here.