The Antietam Institute
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The Antietam Institute is a member centered organization with a mission to educate the public on the critical importance of the Battle of Antietam and the 1862 Maryland Campaign: a major turning point of the Civil War that resulted directly in the Emancipation Proclamation. Learn more about the Institute.
Programs
The Antietam Institute offers a variety of informative, thought-provoking, and enjoyable events. Attendance is kept low to encourage close interaction between participants, speakers, and excursion leaders. Two major programs, the Fall Conference and Spring Symposium, along with numerous smaller events are planned.
Publications
Institute publications help increase public understanding of the Maryland Campaign of 1862. These include the twice-yearly Antietam Journal and a series of new full length works.
Membership
Your membership entitles you to attend Institute events and receive discounts on Institute publications and merchandise. More importantly, by joining with us you make possible the larger missions of scholarship, education, and philanthropy.
Institute News
- 2024 Fall ConferenceWe asked one of our sponsored student attendees, Garrett Hale to write a review of the Fall Conference and share their experiences and insights of the weekend event. September 27: First day of the… Read more: 2024 Fall Conference
The Historical Research Center
The Historical Research Center (HRC) is a curated selection of digital reference material to help you in your study of the Battle of Antietam and the Maryland Campaign.
We’re collecting unit histories, images, and documents which shed light on Antietam and the Campaign of 1862, and you can browse or search them in the HRC.