The Save Historic Antietam Foundation, Inc. (SHAF) announced today that it will acquire eight (8) acres south of Sharpsburg that includes the site of a famous Union signal station in an area adjacent to Union General George B. McClellan’s headquarters.
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Save Historic Antietam Foundation, Inc., in cooperation with the National Park Service, is pleased to introduce a new driving tour map of the famous Civil War Maryland Campaign of 1862.
This tour consists of 12 stops that lead a visitor from Monocacy National Battlefield, site of finding of Lee’s Lost Order, through the battles of South Mountain, Harpers Ferry, Antietam and Shepherdstown. Along the way, some of the most scenic and historic views and towns in Western Maryland and West Virginia make this driving tour a pleasant experience.
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This great battle was fought by less than 40,000 men on our side, all of whom had undergone the greatest labors and hardships in the field and on the march. Nothing could surpass the determined valor with which they met the large army of the enemy, fully supplied and equipped, and the result reflects the highest credit on the officers and men engaged.
August 19, 1863