Table of Contents
Acknowledgments VIII
Touring the Battlefield XI
Foreword XIII
Prologue XXI
Chapter 1 "The Most Propitious Time" 1
Chapter 2 The Campaigns Begins 11
Chapter 3 McClellan Prepares for Battle 21
Chapter 4 Ready to Wake with the Dawn 33
Chapter 5 The Cornfields 45
Chapter 6 The West Woods 65
Chapter 7 The Fight for Bloody Lane 79
Chapter 8 Burnside Bridge 91
Chapter 9 The Final Attack 103
Chapter 10 Lee Retreats 115
Chapter 11 America's Bloodiest Day 123
Epilogue: Thenceforward and Forever Free 135
Appendix A Presidential Visits to Antietam 143
Appendix B A History of Antietam National Battlefield 147
Order of Battle 151
Suggested Reading 164
About the Author 166
List of Maps
Maps Hal Jespersen
Driving Tour Overview X
The Maryland Campaign 12
Antietam Overview 34
Antietam: 6 A.M 46
Antietam: 7:30 to 9 A.M 48
Antietam: 9 A.M. to 1 P.M 66
Antietam: 10 A.M. to 5.30 P.M 92