A field guide to Antietam : experiencing the battlefield through its history, places, & people / Carol Reardon and Tom Vossler.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.