A must-see stop for American Civil War buffs and pretty much every American citizen.
Antietam National Battlefield的点评
点评:Antietam ranks right up there with Gettysburg because it stopped Lee’s first invasion of the North and gave Lincoln the chance to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. This bloody conflict changed the war into a fight against slavery. Gettysburg came later and was the larger battle, but Antietam still had 44000 people dead, wounded or missing over the course of 1 day. The visitors center is a great place to start your tour of this battle. There is plenty of parking. The walk up has a timeline built into the walkway telling the major civil war events that help put Antietam into perspective. You enter the building from the middle floor where you can get suggestions and maps from rangers that are pleasant and know the site. Upstairs is a large room with plate glass windows on 3 sides where they describe the battle while visitors overlook the various locations. The lower floor has signage and interactive displays showing the history and cost of the war. When we visited they were recovering from some water damage to the room and several of the displays had signs. There is a gift shop on the middle floor. Overall, this is a great place to learn about the battle and start your driving or walking tour to the various sights around the park. I highly recommend it to all visitors in the area.
翻译:安提塔姆战役与葛底斯堡战役并驾齐驱,因为它阻止了李将军对北方的第一次入侵,并让林肯有机会颁布《解放奴隶宣言》。这场血腥的冲突将战争变成了一场反对奴隶制的斗争。葛底斯堡战役规模更大,但安提塔姆战役在一天之内仍有44000人伤亡或失踪。游客中心是开启这场战役之旅的绝佳起点。这里停车位充足。步道上设有时间轴,记录了内战的主要事件,有助于您更好地了解安提塔姆战役。您可以从中层进入,那里的护林员友好且熟悉战场,您可以获得建议和地图。楼上是一个大房间,三面都是平板玻璃窗,工作人员在那里讲述战役,而游客则可以俯瞰各个地点。下层设有标牌和互动展览,展示战争的历史和代价。我们参观时,房间正在修复水灾,一些展品上贴有标牌。中层还有一家礼品店。总的来说,这里是了解这场战役的绝佳去处,也是您驾车或步行游览公园周边各个景点的起点。我强烈推荐所有来此游玩的游客。