Sunrise at Antietam National Battlefield

Calendar of Events

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Ongoing Opportunities

The Red River Campaign of 1864

  • Thursday, April 25 at 7:30 PM

Red River Campaign.pngJoin the Hagerstown Civil War Round Table for a talk by Michael Lang on the Red River Campaign of 1864. Read More

  • Homewood Suites

    1650 Pullman Lane
    Hagerstown, MD 21740

  • Website
    240-625-4216
    $

Recovering Identity: A Study of African American History in Northern Frederick County

  • Saturday, April 27 at 9:30 AM

Recovering Identity Logo.jpgLearn about the North County "Recovering Identity" Project, the study that changed how northern Frederick County’s African American history is perceived and studied. Read More

  • Thurmont Regional Library

    76 East Moser Road
    Thurmont, MD 21788

  • Website
    240-288-7396
    $

Living History Reenactment

  • Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28 at 10:00 AM

Carroll County Farm Museum - Civil War Reenactment.pngVisit the Carroll County Farm Museum for a reenactment of the Battle of the Wilderness. Read More

  • Carroll County Farm Museum

    500 South Center Street
    Westminster, MD 21157

  • Website
    800-654-4645
    $

Cinco de Mayo and the Civil War

  • Saturday, April 27 at 2:00 PM

Cinco de Mayo (1).jpgVisit the National Museum of Civil War Medicine to learn about the connection between these two important events. Read More

  • National Museum of Civil War Medicine

    48 East Patrick St.
    Frederick, MD 21701

  • Website
    301-695-1864

America 250! History Fair

  • Sunday, April 28 at 12:00 PM

America 250! History Fair.jpgJoin us in a “Walk Through History” highlighting the role Maryland, and particularly Frederick County, has played in the birth and development of our nation. Read More

  • Amphitheater

    Carroll Creek Linear Park
    Frederick, MD 21701

  • Website
    301-676-0823

Academy Alive

  • Select times Monday, April 29 through Saturday, May 4

Facebook covers (1) (1).jpgVisit the Seton Shrine for a special school day to see how children of the past lived, learned and played. Read More

  • Seton Shrine

    339 S Seton Ave
    Emmitsburg, MD 21727

  • Website
    $

29th Annual Civil War Medicine Conference

  • Friday, May 3 through Sunday, May 5

Beers and Bonesaws_ NMCWM Conference 23.jpgJoin the National Museum of Civil War Medicine for the 29th Annual Civil War Medicine Conference. Read More

  • National Museum of Civil War Medicine

    48 East Patrick St.
    Frederick, MD 21701

  • Website
    301-695-1864
    $

Flower & Plant Market

  • Friday, May 3 through Sunday, May 5

Flower Plant MKT.jpgVisit the Union Mills Homestead to see a beautiful selection of regionally grown plants, herbs, and vegetables! Read More

  • The Union Mills Homestead

    3311 Littlestown Pike
    Westminster, MD 21158

  • Website
    410-848-2288

Artillery Demonstrations

  • Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5 at 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 3:00 PM

SoMtnArtillery.jpgVisit the Newcomer House for a Porch Program featuring cannon demonstrations followed by an interpretive hike. Read More

  • Newcomer House

    18422 Shepherdstown Pike
    Keedysville, MD 21795

  • Website
    240-308-1740

Interrupted Sentiments: The Dead Letter Office During the Civil War

  • Saturday, May 4 at 2:00 PM

Dead Letter Office Talk_1.jpgVisit the National Museum of Civil War Medicine for a presentation on the Dead Letter Office. Read More

  • National Museum of Civil War Medicine

    48 East Patrick St.
    Frederick, MD 21701

  • Website
    301-695-1864

Civil War Style Church Service

  • Sunday, May 5 at 1:00 PM

HRSC Bobby Rogers.pngJoin Historic Rocky Springs Chapel, Inc. (HRSC) for a Civil War-style, nondenominational church service. Read More

  • Historic Rocky Springs Chapel

    7817 Rocky Springs Rd
    Frederick, MD 21702

  • Website
    321-610-7246

"American Traitor, General James Wilkinson's Betrayal of the Republic and Escape from Justice" - America 250 Speakers Series

  • Wednesday, May 8 at 7:00 PM

Howard Cox.jpgJoin the Sgt. Lawrence Everhart Chapter, SAR for a presentation on James Wilkinson's fascinating career during the American Revolution and more. Read More

  • Frederick Masonic Lodge

    6816 Blentlinger Road
    Frederick, MD 21702

  • Website
    301-969-8001

Culture & Cocktails: Past, Present, Future: Get to Know Your Art Museum

  • Friday, May 10 at 6:00 PM

May (1).pngExecutive Director of the Washington County Fine Arts Museum Sarah Hall will touch on key aspects of the museum’s history. Read More

  • Miller House Museum

    135 W Washington ST
    Hagerstown, MD 21740

  • Website
    301-797-8782
    $

WCHS Bus Tours 2024: Historic Houses of Worship

  • Saturday, May 18 at 9:00 AM

Bus tour.pngJoin the Washington County Historical Society for a tour of Dahlgren Chapel, the Newcomer House, Tolson's Chapel, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, and St James. Read More

  • JCPenney

    17301 Valley Mall Road #Ste 400
    Hagerstown, MD 21740

  • Website
    301-797-8782
    $

Grand Army of the Republic Encampment

  • Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26 at 9:00 AM

Antietam National Battlefield.jpgLiving history volunteers portraying members of the Grand Army of the Republic veterans’ organization will discuss the group and its role in the memory of the Civil War. Read More

  • Antietam National Battlefield

    5831 Dunker Church Rd.
    Sharpsburg, MD 21782

  • Website
    $

Memorial Day Commemoration

  • Monday, May 27 at 11:00 AM

cemetery memorial day 2017.pngVisit Antietam National Cemetery for a Memorial Day program. Read More

  • Antietam National Cemetery

    302 E. Main St.
    Sharpsburg, MD 21782

  • Website

Memorial Day 2024

  • Monday, May 27 at 2:00 PM

10th Vermont Presentation Flag.jpgVisit the Monocacy National Battlefield for programs on the history and importance of Memorial Day. Read More

  • Monocacy National Battlefield Visitors Center

    5201 Urbana Pike
    Frederick, MD 21704

  • Website
    301-662-3515

"Wayne's Crossing"

  • Friday, May 31 at 1:00 PM

Anthony_Wayne_(1745–1796) (1).jpgJoin the Sgt. Lawrence Everhart Chapter SAR for a commemoration of the 243rd anniversary of Anthony Wayne's 1781 march through Maryland and Virginia to meet up with the Marquis de Lafayette. Read More

  • Nolands Ferry

    New Design Road
    Tuscarora, MD 21790

  • 301-969-8001

Sharpshooters at Best Farm

  • Saturday, June 1 through Sunday, June 2

Best Farm.jpgRangers and volunteers will provide demonstrations of the skirmish drill, as well as tours of the Best Farm. Read More

  • Best Farm - Tour Stop #1 - Monocacy National Battlefield

    5106 Urbana Pike
    Frederick, MD 21704

  • Website
    301-662-3515

The Grand Review: Explorations of Civil War Photos

  • Saturday, June 1 at 2:00 PM

Zeller talk.jpgVisit the National Museum of Civil War Medicine to take a fascinating look at some of the Civil War’s most intriguing and recently discovered images. Read More

  • National Museum of Civil War Medicine

    48 East Patrick St.
    Frederick , MD 21701

  • Website
    301-695-1864

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