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Antietam - National Battlefield Site by Frederick Tilberg
Call Number: E474.65 .T5 2010
ISBN: 1582187827
Publication Date: 2010-05-01
This is a reprint of the National Park Service Historical Handbook Series No. 31. This guide covers the Battle of Antietam. A must read if you need a brief background on this historic site. If you are planning on visiting the battlefield this guide will provide you with a background of the events that took place on those fateful September days in 1862
Battle of Antietam Staff Ride Guide (ebook available) by Ted Ballard; Center of Military History (U.S. Army) Staff (Compiled by)
Call Number: E474.65 .B325 2008
ISBN: 9780160817021
Publication Date: 2009-01-09
Describes the battle on 17 September 1862 when nearly 70,000 Federal troops actually engaged in the battle, nearly 13,000 were killed, wounded, or missing; the approximately 35,000 Confederates engaged lost almost as many. General McClellan's indecision allowed General Lee to withdraw to the safety of the Virginia shore.
The U. S. Army War College Guide to the Battle of Antietam by Jay Luvaas; Harold W. Nelson
Call Number: E474.61 .U59 1988
ISBN: 0060971606
Publication Date: 1988-08-01

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Battle of Antietam

Known in the North as the Battle of Antietam and in the South as the Battle of Sharpsburg, it is known today as the single bloodiest day in American military history. This was the first invasion of the Confederates into Northern territory. The battle took place on September 17, 1862 and lasted 12 hours. At the end of the day, between 22,000 and 23,000 soldiers were dead.