We were on our way home from spending time with my girlfriend and her family in Baltimore, Maryland, when my husband decided to take us to Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Maryland. It was on the path on our way home so it was perfect.
The husband had been here before with his friend and he wanted to show us as well as tell us about its history. I’m so glad he did because the story and the place are both fascinating.
Welcome to Antietam
My husband is such a history buff. He already shared about the history of Antietam National Battlefield before, but he didn’t get to share pictures so I’m sharing some of them today.
It has been seven years since we visited and as you can see, my son was still so young.
Park Map and Key to the Battlefield
As I’ve mentioned, Hubby had been here before so we didn’t really need a map. He knew how to navigate the battlefield like a tourist guide. But it was interesting to check the map and all the spots that you need to see and explore.
Dunker Church
Such an interesting piece of architecture in the battlefield. The canyons really fascinated my son. Do you spot him? 🙂
Sunken Road
It was such a beautiful spring day when we visited and the huge amount of land looked amazing. I can’t imagine how horrible it looked like during the war.
War Department Observation Tower
The gate of the tower was closed when we visited so we didn’t get to go up and check from up there. On second note, I am not sure and I can’t remember if they were allowing people inside the tower.
Burnside Bridge
How beautiful is that bridge? And there’s my boys! This bridge was located a little far from the visitor center and we drove a few minutes to get here.
Funny thing, I had a moment here that I will never forget which Hubby calls as my Antietam moment. I lost my sunglasses here…or so I thought. The thing is, I thought I lost it when the fact is I was actually wearing them on top of my head! Haha! It was my son who enlightened me that I was wearing them. That was too funny!
Antietam National Battlefield is such an amazing place to visit and explore.
Have you been?
My husband is a history buff so we need to take a road trip and visit this national battlefield. We’ve never been before and I’d love to spend an afternoon exploring.
I bet this is such an emotional place to go and visit. I always think it is good to keep history alive and remember the things that have happened in the past.
My family would love it here. We enjoy learning about history. We went to Gettysburg about 2 years ago and it was a wonderful experience.
What an incredible experience! I’ve never visited a battlefield before. I think my heart would be filled with reverence, awe and emotion.
This looks like a pretty amazing place to visit. I would to explore with my family this summer.
My husband has been to Antietam before, but I’ve never had the chance to visit. We live beside the Chickamauga National Battlefield though so we do get to explore the park a lot. It’s a beautiful place for hiking.
Sometimes, the best trips are the spontaneous ones. This place looks absolutely beautiful!
I’ve never been to Antietam before, but I’ve read about some of the history. I would love to visit this place some day.
I have visited there and it was such a somber place. I am in complete gratitude for all who fought and gave their lives.
That looks like a nice place to visit. These are the places that I love to take a look at. I’ve never been to any battlefields before, but would certainly love to see one sometime.
I wish there places near me like this that I can do impromptu trips to. You have me thinking now about what we can do.
What a beautiful trip! It’s so beautiful to make this kind of trips once in a while!
I do that with my glasses all the time smh. I have never been but I would love to visit to see the site and learn the history
Oh what a cool trip, I love being able to learn more about history.
There’s so much to see and learn from battlefields. My husband’s hometown is barely 20 minutes from Gettysburg Battlefield, and we love to visit.
This sounds like a great place to visit and explore, and your photos are great. This would be a good road trip for our family.
Looks like a great trip! I’ve never been but I’ll have to put it on my travel radar for sure.
We are a homeschool family and we love American History. This would be an amazing field trip to take my boys on!
What a great idea for a quick trip. Thanks for sharing this experience with us.