Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland

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Contents

Across the Potomac

McClellan in Command

Lee Divides His Forces

The Lost Order

Fighting for Time at South Mountain

Harpers Ferry Surrenders

Lee Takes a Stand on Sharpsburg Ridge

McClellan Concentrates at the Antietam

The Lines Are Poised for Action

Hooker Strikes at Daybreak

Mansfield Renews the Attack

Jackson Prepares an Ambush

The Fight for the Sunken Road

Burnside Takes the Lower Bridge

A. P. Hill Turns the Tide

Retreat from Sharpsburg

The Battle and the Campaign

The War for the Union Takes on a New Purpose

Clara Barton at Antietam

Antietam National Battlefield and Cemetery

Administration

Suggested Readings

APPENDIX The Emancipation Proclamation

Antietam National Battlefield Maryland National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

The Bloodiest Day of the Civil War

About Your Visit

Touring Antietam Battlefield

Transcriber's Notes

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
National Battlefield · Maryland

by Frederick Tilberg

Revolver

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES NO. 31
Washington, D.C. · 1960
(Revised 1961)
Reprint with minor corrections 1980

The National Park System, of which Antietam National Battlefield Site is a unit, is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and inspiration of its people.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE · DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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