100th Anniversary Commemoration of the 1924 Marine Maneuvers at AntietamReturn to Calendar

Sunday, September 1, 2024

Location: Antietam National Battlefield, 5831 Dunker Church Road, Sharpsburg, MD
Website: https://www.nps.gov/anti/planyourvisit/marines1924-commemoration.htm

In 1924 the entire Marine Expeditionary Force (over 3,000 Marines) marched to Antietam Battlefield from Quantico, Virginia and participated in 11 days of training and events. Over 100,000 people visited the Marine camp during the event. Talks, music, equipment displays and living history will be presented to commemorate the importance of the United States military and the U.S.M.C. in the establishment and early history of this Civil War battlefield. On Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, the Marine Corps Historical Company and the National Museum of the United States Navy will have displays of historic Marine Corps uniforms and equipment from the 1924 period. Bravo Co., 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion is bringing a modern Light Armored Vehicle. On Saturday at 1:00 p.m. there will be a commemorative ceremony featuring a brass quintet from “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band and talks by Dr. Brian F. Neumann, Chief Historian, Marine Corps History Division and Keith Snyder, Antietam’s Chief of Interpretation. Sunday’s schedule includes a program at 11:15 a.m. by Gordon Calhoun, Historian and Curator at the National Museum of the United States Navy on the Navy’s airship program. Two military balloons were brought to the battlefield in 1924. At 1:15 there will be an illustrated program on the 1924 encampment. For more information about the 1924 Marine maneuvers, visit the park’s website using the above link.

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