Monocacy Aqueduct along the C&O Canal

Bugle Call

Newcomer House

Commemorate the 157th Anniversary of the Maryland Campaign in the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area

September 9, 2019

Commemorate the 157th Anniversary of the Maryland Campaign in the Heart of the Civil War Heritage AreaCommemorate the Maryland Campaign of 1862 with events and activities throughout the Heritage Area this September. Read More

Mother's Day, Then and Now

May 2, 2018

Mother's Day, Then and NowMother's Day has surprising roots in the bloody conflict of the Civil War. Read More

Animating Antietam: a Q&A with Sean Moir

July 15, 2016

Animating Antietam: a Q&A with Sean MoirSean Moir, founder of Western Heritage Mapping, shares his insights about creating an animated map of the 1862 Battle of Antietam. Read More

Newcomer Illumination: Visitors invited to participate in memorial at Antietam

November 2, 2015

Newcomer Illumination: Visitors invited to participate in memorial at AntietamLearn how you can dedicate your own luminary for the memorial illumination on the grounds of Newcomer House on Saturday, December 5. Read More

Brochures, Battlefield Guides, and Bullets: Behind the Scenes at Newcomer House

March 25, 2015

Brochures, Battlefield Guides, and Bullets: Behind the Scenes at Newcomer HouseThe Newcomer House at Antietam National Battlefield, built in the 1780s, is one of the few original homes on the battlefield that is open to the public. Learn what it takes to open the historic house each spring. Read More