The Shepherdstown Battlefield Self-Guided Driving Tour is a 2-hour, 10-mile drive through Civil War History. The final versions are now available for download:
Updated: Tour Brochure and Map
Maps of the Battle Updated
SBPA is pleased to provide the final version of the Maps of the Battle. Visit the Maps of the Battle of Shepherdstown page for enlarged detailed views, and to download the map file.
Andrew Banasik selected as superintendent of Antietam National Battlefield
News Release Washington: April 16/24
SBPA congratulates Andrew Banasik on achieving this position and wishes him well in his new role. Read the full announcement here: https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1465/andrew-banasik-selected-as-superintendent-of-antietam-national-battlefield.htm
EXCERPT: “As a long-time Civil War history enthusiast, I’m humbled to be chosen to care for such a consequential treasure of American history,” Banasik said. “I’m excited to bring my passion for caring for park staff and resources, serving our visitors, and partnering for the future.”
Battle of Shepherdstown Tour
Saturday April 6th, as part of our Spring Fling Weekend
Record attendance at the Shepherdstown Battlefield Tour led by Author Thomas McGrath. Starting from the Osborn Farmhouse we experienced the battle in this 3.5 hour tour. Pictures by Mike Nickerson, SBPA President.
Volunteers and Wildlife in the Shepherdstown Battlefield during the 2024 National Park Day Cleanup.
Saturday, April 6th as part of our Spring Fling Weekend
Thanks to SBPA photographer, Steve O’Donnell for these pictures.
Battle Lecture by Author Thomas McGrath
Friday April 5th, as part of our Spring Fling Weekend:
About 50 people attended a lecture about the Battle of Shepherdstown given by Author Thomas McGrath at the Shepherdstown Opera House.
Bay State Blood and Valor: Massachusetts at the Battle of Shepherdstown “…the dramatic and often overlooked actions of the 18th & 22nd Massachusetts in the fighting during the Battle of Shepherdstown.”
Thanks to our co-sponsors the Historic Shepherdstown Museum, the George Tyler Moore Center and the Opera House.
Saturday April 6 is Park Day 2024
| Join us this Saturday, April 6 to volunteer at a battlefield or historic site near you for Park Day 2024. Since 1996, volunteers from across the country have joined forces with the American Battlefield Trust to help their local parks and historic sites tackle maintenance projects both large and small — from raking leaves and hauling trash to painting signs and building trails. It’s a fun and meaningful way to lend a hand, and — in many cases — see the land that YOU have helped save.Since 1996, volunteers from across the country have joined forces with the American Battlefield Trust to help their local parks and historic sites tackle maintenance projects both large and small — from raking leaves and hauling trash to painting signs and building trails. It’s a fun and meaningful way to lend a hand, and — in many cases — see the land that YOU have helped save. |
Guest Rentals at the Opera House
Special opportunities to stay in Shepherdstown for Battlefield Supporters, graciously provided by Harriet Pearson, owner of the Opera House. Two 1-bedroom lofts, 3A and 3B.
Inquiries can go to 304 876 3704 or [email protected].
New Tour Brochure
We have just completed our NEW 2024 Self-Guided Tour Brochure with 20 stops! Much of this is a distillation of what the SBPA has accumulated over the many years of study of the battle, tours, comments from visitors, artifact identification, etc.
The tour will enable us to have people physically visit the battle sites with limited investment of signage and time by us (though we are hoping to increase the signage this year). Hopefully it will increase visitor numbers to the Battlefield and Shepherdstown.
Thanks to a strong and diligent SBPA editorial team, and exceptional graphics from Sean Maher of Attic Light Studios, Shepherdstown, we have a very nicely informative addition to further our efforts to get the word out for this to become a NPS National Battlefield.
I would like to extend a sincere THANK YOU to Tom McGrath, Tom Clemens, Kevin Pawlak, Jim Broomall, Jerry Bock, Steve Alemar, Terry Lindsay and Sean Maher for their extended patience and attention to detail.
New Maps of the Battle
Visit our Maps of the Battle of Shepherdstown page to see our NEW battle maps. There are 3 maps of the Battle of Shepherdstown: September 18-19, 1862; September 20 early morning; and September 20 late morning.
Please take a moment and download this map file for your records. President Mike Nickerson will be presenting the new maps and tour in his Introduction to Tom McGrath for his talk at the Opera House on April 5 at 7 pm.
The page still contains our Maps from 2017 as a reference showing the historical progression as we learn new details.