The Antietam National Battlefield is a part of the National Park System, owned by the people of the United States and administered for them by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Communications should be addressed to the Superintendent, Antietam National Battlefield, P.O. Box 158, Sharpsburg, Maryland 21782.
Suggested Readings
Bradford, Ned, editor, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Appleton-Century-Crofts, New York, 1956.
These selections from the original four volume 1887-88 edition are excellent for on-the-spot impressions of participants. Should be used with caution concerning historical accuracy.
Catton, Bruce, Mr. Lincoln’s Army. Doubleday & Company, Garden City, 1951.
Popular well-written interpretive study with colorful battle accounts. Descriptions of camplife are very good.
Commager, Henry S., editor, The Blue and the Gray. Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., New York, 1950.
Fine selection of readings from the pens of participants. Again, as with Battles and Leaders, these accounts suffer from immediacy and should be used with caution.
Freeman, D. S., R. E. Lee, Vol. II. Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, 1934.
Outstanding as biography and as military history. Detailed analysis of Lee’s actions as commander with vivid battle descriptions. Excellent footnotes for further reference.