Your membership will help sponsor events and activities leading to a better understanding of the Battle of Antietam and the 1862 Maryland Campaign. Your dues will also help support local battlefield parks, preservation groups and other historical organizations dedicated to Antietam and the Maryland Campaign.
Member Benefits
- Attend Institute events such as the annual Fall Conference and Spring Symposium
- Receive an Antietam Institute logo hat and shirt (Sergeant Major level and above)
- Receive a free copy of the bi-annual Antietam Journal, featuring new scholarly research about the Maryland Campaign (Corporal level and above)
- Members who join in 2026 will receive a copy of the new Institute book, McClellan in Command: The Maryland and Virginia Campaigns of September to November 1862, (Sergeant Major level and above)
Membership Levels
Membership levels and benefits are listed below. Join the Institute at the level that best meets your needs and budget.
Cadet
for students under 21 years
$10/year
- 10% discount on all Antietam Institute merchandise and event fees
Private
$25/year
- 10% discount on all Antietam Institute merchandise and event fees
Corporal
$50/year
- 10% discount on Antietam Institute merchandise
- Subscription to the bi-annual Antietam Journal
Sergeant
$75/year
- 10% discount on Antietam Institute merchandise
- Subscription to the Antietam Journal
- Ball cap with embroidered Antietam Institute logo
Sergeant Major
$150/year
- 10% discount on Antietam Institute merchandise
- Subscription to the Antietam Journal
- Ball cap with embroidered Antietam Institute logo
- Polo shirt with embroidered Antietam Institute logo
- Members joining before the end of 2026 receive a copy of McClellan in Command
Lieutenant
$250/year
- 10% discount on Antietam Institute merchandise
- Subscription to the Antietam Journal
- Ball cap with embroidered Antietam Institute logo
- Polo shirt with embroidered Antietam Institute logo
- Members joining before the end of 2026 receive a copy of McClellan in Command
- 25% discount on the annual Spring Symposium or Fall Conference
Captain
$350/year
- 10% discount on Antietam Institute merchandise
- Subscription to the Antietam Journal
- Ball cap with embroidered Antietam Institute logo
- Polo shirt with embroidered Antietam Institute logo
- Members joining before the end of 2026 receive a copy of McClellan in Command
- 25% discount on the annual Spring Symposium or Fall Conference
- Recognition as an “Honorary Captain” in the Antietam Journal
Colonel
$500/year
- 10% discount on Antietam Institute merchandise
- Subscription to the Antietam Journal
- Ball cap with embroidered Antietam Institute logo
- Polo shirt with embroidered Antietam Institute logo
- Members joining before the end of 2026 receive a copy of McClellan in Command
- 25% discount on both the annual Spring Symposium and Fall Conference
- Recognition as an “Honorary Colonel” in the Antietam Journal
- Invitation to exclusive programs such as the Annual Honor Guard Gathering
Honor Guard
$1000/one-time
- Lifetime membership
- 10% discount on Antietam Institute merchandise
- Subscription to the Antietam Journal
- Ball cap with embroidered Antietam Institute logo and and “HonorGuard” designation
- Polo shirt with embroidered Antietam Institute logo
- Members joining before the end of 2026 receive a copy of McClellan in Command
- Recognition as an “Honor Guard” in the Antietam Journal
- Invitation to exclusive programs such as the Annual Honor Guard Gathering
Are you interested in joining the Institute as business sponsor?
Your annual corporate membership support will provide essential funding to help us sustain and grow educational programs and publications that are the foundation of the Institute.
As an Antietam Institute business supporter, you will be connecting with the 500+ members as well as the larger community of people who visit the website, read our publications, and otherwise interact with the Institute every day.
Corporate membership
$500/year
- 1/4 page advertisement placed in the Antietam Journal (two issues – March & September)
- Business logo placed in event registration notices and programs for symposium and conference
- Business logo placed on Antietam Institute website
- 10% discount on all Antietam Institute merchandise
- Ball cap with embroidered Antietam Institute logo
- Polo shirt with embroidered Antietam Institute logo
- One year subscription to the bi-annual “Antietam Journal”
- Recognized as a “Corporate Member” in Institute publications
- Invitation to exclusive programs such as the Annual Honor Guard Gathering