The State of Massachusetts Monument at Antietam is located just south of the intersection of Hagerstown Turnpike and Cornfield Avenue. It was dedicated in 1920. see location
From the monument:
Erected by the Commonweath of Massachusetts to mark the position held by her troops at the Battle of Antietam
September XVII MDCCLXII
Second Infantry
Seventh Infantry
Ninth Infantry
Tenth Infantry
Twelfth Infantry
Thirteenth Infantry
Fifteenth Infantry
Nineteenth Infantry
Twentieth Infantry
Twenty-first Infantry
Twenty-Second Infantry
Twenty-Eighth Infantry
Twenty-Ninth Infantry
Thirty-Second Infantry
Thirty-Fifth Infantry
First Cavalry
First Battery
Third Battery
Eight Battery
First Co. Sharpshooters
Second Co. Sharpshooters
A large brass plaque shows the locations of the units in the battle.
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