Fighting for Time at South Mountain Lee Takes a Stand on Sharpsburg Ridge McClellan Concentrates at the Antietam The Lines Are Poised for Action Burnside Takes the Lower Bridge The War for the Union Takes on a New Purpose Antietam National Battlefield and Cemetery APPENDIX The Emancipation Proclamation Antietam National Battlefield Maryland National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior The Bloodiest Day of the Civil War UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER THIRTY-ONE This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents. Washington. D.C. 20402. ANTIETAM |