Shepherdstown Remembers Antietam, September 17, 2023

The bloodiest day in American military history took place on September 17, 1862, in Maryland just across the river from Shepherdstown.

To mark the Battle of Antietam‘s anniversary, on Sunday, September 17 at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., the Shepherdstown Opera House will host the first theater screening of “Shepherdstown Remembers Antietam“, an original film written and produced by local history researcher Jim Surkamp. The film describes the Battle’s impact through the eyes of Shepherdstown-area residents of the time, many of whom mobilized to aid wounded and hungry soldiers.

This event is co-sponsored by the Shepherdstown Opera House, the Historic Shepherdstown & Museum, the George Tyler Moore Center at Shepherd University and the Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association.

Check OperaHouseLive.com for tickets for the 5 p.m. show at the Shepherdstown Opera House, 131 West German Street, Shepherdstown.