Sharpsburg Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Maryland, United States
About Sharpsburg
Sharpsburg is a small town, founded by a settler in 1763 after the French and Indian War, who named the settlement after then Maryland governor Sharpe. With less than 1,000 residents, it would be an overlooked quaint village if not for hosting one momentous and terribly bloody day in American history. The Battle of Antietam was thebloodiest day in American Military History. 23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on 17 September 1862. The Battle of Antietam ended the first Confederate invasion into the North and led to Abraham Lincoln's issuance of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. The Battle of Antietam was the culmination of the Maryland Campaign of 1862, the first invasion of the North by Confederate General Robert E. Lee and the Army
Top Attractions in Sharpsburg
Explore the best things to see and do in Sharpsburg:
- ★Antietam Battle Anniversary
- ★Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center
- ★Jacob Highbarger House
- ★Joseph C. Hays House
- ★William Chapline House
Where to Eat in Sharpsburg
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Battleview Market - Diner
- 🍴Nutter's Ice Cream
Where to Stay in Sharpsburg
- 🏨Jacob Rohrbach Inn
Sharpsburg Travel Guide Sections
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