Though it is very near the center of the Antietam Battlefield, the Mumma Farm remains a peaceful retreat for one wanting to reflect on the chaos and violence of September 17, 1862. The farm was burned in the early morning of the battle by Confederate Brigadier General Ripley to prevent its use as a sharpshooter's refuge by Union troops.

Today, the Mumma Farm is no longer a private residence, though it was until the 1970s.