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Antietam National Battlefield
For Kids
 

Become a Junior Ranger at Antietam National Battlefield

You can become a Junior Ranger when you visit Antietam National Battlefield. Junior Rangers learn about the National Parks they visit. At each park they help the park rangers and park volunteers.

In order to prepare for your visit, you can download and print the Junior Ranger booklets (below) in advance from this webpage. When you visit the battlefield you can complete the activities in the booklet and present them to a park ranger or a park volunteer at the visitor center. They will award you a certificate and a Junior Ranger badge.

Junior Ranger Booklet Ages 6 and Under (pdf, 279 KB, 6 pages)

Junior Ranger Booklet Ages 6-8 (pdf, 1.26 MB, 12 pages)

Junior Ranger Booklet Ages 9-12 (pdf, 1.6 MB, 12 pages)

 

Visit the National Park Service Web Ranger pages and become a WebRanger

This is the National Park Service's on-line Junior Ranger program for kids of all ages. If you love your National Parks, Monuments and Historic Sites, this site is for you.

Play more than 50 games and learn about your National Parks.

 Lone Grave at Antietam
Visit the Museum Store's Kid's Corner
Pick up kids books and gifts from the Antietam Battlefield Museum Store.
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Nelson Miles during the Civil War  

Did You Know?
Colonel Nelson Miles of the 64th New York Infantry was a volunteer officer at Antietam and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery at Chancellorsville. After the Civil War he remained in the Army and by the Spanish American War in 1898 he was the Commanding General of the U.S. Army.

Last Updated: December 20, 2008 at 13:28 EST