UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER THIRTY-ONE
This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing thehistorical and archeological areas in the National Park Systemadministered by the National Park Service of the United StatesDepartment of the Interior. It is printed by the GovernmentPrinting Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent ofDocuments. Washington. D.C. 20402.
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 NationalBattlefield Site is a unit, is dedicated to conservingthe scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the UnitedStates for the benefit and inspiration of its people.