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Confederate Monuments at Antietam

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The A.N.V. Monument at Antietam is on Route 65 at the Entrance to the Piper Farm. (Hagerstown Pike and West Richardson Avenue tour map)

This monument has been a mystery since it appeared on the battlefield. It was the first to honor Confederate actions in the battle. The only evidence of its background is the story of a local resident that a stranger inquired about renting a horse and wagon to transport a stone to the field shortly before it was discovered. It appeared in the time after the battle when Confederate dead were being denied interment in the National Cemetery, which may explain some of the mystery and the fact that the men honored on the monument remain nameless to this day.

From the monument:

A.N.V.

Near this spot an abandoned Confederate gun manned by a Second Lieutenant of the 6th Virginia Infantry Mahone’s Brigade and two Infantry Volunteers from Anderson’s Georgia Brigade, was placed in action September 17, 1862.

Location of the A.N.V. monument at Antietam

The A.N.V. Monument at Antietam is on the east side of Hagerstown Pike (Maryland Route 65) at the entrance to the Piper Farm. (39°28’04.4″N 77°44’42.1″W)