It's been 162 years since the tranquil farmlands around Sharpsburg were invaded by two massive armies in a battle that had national and international consequences. But did you know there was another ...

Steven Cowie opens When Hell Came to Sharpsburg by describing the Battle of Antietam (Sept. 19, 1862), with its over 23,000 men killed, wounded, or captured, with distinctive attention given to the ...

SHARPSBURG — For the second time in as many months, the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee at Antietam National Battlefield has been vandalized, according to the National Park Service. Employees ...

— -- SHARPSBURG, Md. -- The Civil War Battle of Antietam was so big, they're re-enacting it twice. And nearly 8,000 re-enactors had to make a choice: strictly regimented realism or bombastic ...

For the better part of 160 years, military historians have been poring over the movements of Union and Confederate soldiers through southern Washington County in the waning days of the summer of 1862 ...

“The 6,300 to 6,500 Union and Confederate soldiers killed and mortally wounded near the Maryland village of Sharpsburg on September 17, 1862, were more than twice the number of fatalities suffered in ...

earlier remains the bloodiest single day in American history. The 6,300 to 6,500 Union and Confederate soldiers killed and mortally wounded near the Maryland village of Sharpsburg on September 17, ...

SHARPSBURG, Maryland – There are certain historical landmarks that have become iconic and are unforgettable when viewed. In Boston, the spires of the Old North Church conjures up memories of the night ...

SHARPSBURG, Md. (WBFF) - The National Park Service is investigating the theft of a plaque from Antietam National Battlefield in western Maryland. The bronze plaque is from the 5th Maryland Marker; ...