Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland

by Frederick Tilberg

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

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.