A field guide to Antietam: experiencing the battlefield through its history, places, & people

Description

Introduction: The Maryland Campaign of 1862: An Overview -- How to Use This Book -- Helpful Hints for Touring the Battlefield -- Stop 1. Lee Takes a Stand -- Stop 2. McClellan at the Pry House -- Stop 3. The First Shots, September 16, 1862 -- Stop 4. Nicodemus Heights and the Final Preparations for Battle -- Stop 5. The North Woods at Dawn, September 17, 1862 -- Stop 6. D.R. Miller's Bloody Cornfield -- Stop 7. The Fight and the Fire at the Mumma Farm -- Stop 8. Destroying the Peace around the Dunker Church -- Stop 9. The Hidden Dangers of the West Woods -- Stop 10. A Sunken Road Becomes the "Bloody Lane" -- Stop 11. Lee's Crisis at the Piper Farm -- Stop 12. The Dunker Church Revisited -- Stop 13. McClellan's Lost Opportunities -- Stop 14. Burnside Takes Mr. Rohrback's Bridge -- Stop 15. Willcox's Attack toward Sharpsburg -- Stop 16. Rodman's Attack Begins -- Stop 17. A.P. Hill Arrives from Harpers Ferry -- Stop 18. This Far and No Farther: The Confederate Line Holds -- Stop 19. Boteler's Ford -- Stop 20. The Stephen P. Grove Farm: A Hospital Hosts a President -- Stop 21. The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Antietam National Cemetery -- Conclusion: Antietam's Lasting Importance.;Presents a guide to the Antietam battlefield with comprehensive maps and descriptions of the action, narratives about key figures and events, and a variety of contemporary and postwar source materials offering stories and interpretations.