Antietam, MD

In partnership with the State of Maryland and the Save Historic Antietam Foundation, the Fund helped protect part of the historic Grove Farm where President Lincoln met with U.S. generals after the battle of Antietam.

Also in Antietam, the partnership of The Conservation Fund, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (Program Open Space), the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program, and the Civil War Preservation Trust protected the 200-acre Roulette/Callas farm, just outside the National Battlefield, with an easement held by the Maryland Environmental Trust. The farm was the site of the Confederate advance on the morning of the battle and the Confederate line at the end of the day-long battle.

The Conservation Fund assisted the Richard King Mellon Foundation in a number of conservation gifts at Antietam. The Cornfield, where the Federals were hit by Confederate artillery fire, was donated to the Antietam National Battlefield. The West Woods, where U.S. forces suffered more than 2,200 casualties in 20 minutes, were also donated to the Antietam National Battlefield. An additional 12 acres, in the field of fire where J.E.B. Stuart's artillery slowed the attacking U.S. troops, were donated to the Antietam National Battlefield on the 135th anniversary of the battle. More than 10,000 U.S. troops attacked across the 179-acre Roulette Farm toward a country lane in such intense fighting that it became known as Bloody Lane. The farm was donated to the Antietam National Battlefield on the 136th anniversary of the battle.

A generous grant from John L. Nau III enabled The Conservation Fund to work with Houghton Mifflin Company, publisher of The Civil War Battlefield Guide, to create an animated map of the battle of Antietam. The map includes troop movements and descriptions of the battle. The Fund invites you to view the map by clicking on the links below. The maps require that you install Adobe's SVG Viewer v3.0 first. Once installed, click on the link below based on your monitor's resolution.

View animated Antietam Battle map:

• Resizable Map (SVG file)
• 1024x768 Map (SVG file)
• 800x600 Map(SVG file)

(Note: Internet Explorer is required for proper viewing)