Contents

a. ACROSS THE POTOMAC

b. McCLELLAN IN COMMAND

c. LEE DIVIDES HIS FORCES

d. THE LOST ORDER

e. FIGHTING FOR TIME AT SOUTH MOUNTAIN

f. HARPERS FERRY SURRENDERS

g. LEE TAKES A STAND ON SHARPSBURG RIDGE

h. McCLELLAN CONCENTRATES AT THE ANTIETAM

i. THE LINES ARE POISED FOR ACTION

j. HOOKER STRIKES AT DAYBREAK

k. MANSFIELD RENEWS THE ATTACK

l. JACKSON PREPARES AN AMBUSH

m. THE FIGHT FOR THE SUNKEN ROAD

n. BURNSIDE TAKES THE LOWER BRIDGE

o. A. P. HILL TURNS THE TIDE

p. RETREAT FROM SHARPSBURG

q. THE BATTLE AND THE CAMPAIGN

r. THE WAR FOR THE UNION TAKES ON A NEW PURPOSE

s. CLARA BARTON AT ANTIETAM

t. ANTIETAM NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD SITE AND CEMETERY

u. ADMINISTRATION

v. SUGGESTED READINGS

w. APPENDIX

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Antietam National Battlefield

Historical Handbook Number Thirty-One
1960 (Revised 1961)

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 25, D.C. Price 70 cents

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.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Stewart L. Udall, Secretary

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director