Books

Gleam of Bayonets, by James Murfin. A thorough story of the Maryland Campaign and the Battle of Antietam. 451 pages.

Landscape Turned Red, by Stephen Sears. Another thorough story of the Maryland Campaign and the Battle of Antietam. 431 pages.

Voices of the Civil War: Antietam, by Time-Life Books. Not as detailed as Gleam of Bayonets or Landscape Turned Red. Beautifully illustrated and full of excerpts from soldiers' letters and diaries. 168 pages.

The Bloodiest Day: The Battle of Antietam, part of an earlier series by Time-Life Books. Not as detailed as Gleam of Bayonets or Landscape Turned Red. Lavishly illustrated with prints and photographs. 176 pages.

Antietam: The Photographic Legacy of America's Bloodiest Day, by William Frassanito. This book reprints the original Alexander Gardner photographs of the battlefield taken just a few days after the battle. They are displayed next to current photographs taken on the same ground, and the author explains how he located the sites of the original photographs. 304 pages.

Antietam Hospitals, by John W. Schildt. A look at field hospitals and medical operations at the Battle of Antietam. 64 pages.

Bivouacs of the Dead, by Steven R. Stotelmyer. The story of the clean-up and burials after the battle. Includes rosters of Union and Confederate burials. 148 pages.

U.S. Army War College Guide to the Battle of Antietam: The Maryland Campaign of 1862, by Jay Luvaas and Harold W. Nelson. Excellent analysis of the campaign and battle, with extensive quotes from the Official Records. 310 pages.

Artillery Hell: The Employment of Artillery at Antietam, by Curt Johnson and Richard C. Anderson, Jr. A detailed look at the use of artillery at the battle. 147 pages.

Antietam: The Soldiers' Battle, by John M. Priest. A very detailed book written from the perspective of the individual soldier. Not a book for beginners. 437 pages.

Antietam, National Park Service Handbook. A basic description of the battle. 60 pages.

Blue and Gray Magazine's History and Tour Guide of the Antietam Battlefield. A thorough tour within and outside the national park boundaries. 160 pages.

"Map of the Battlefield of Antietam," prepared by the Antietam Battlefield Board. Also known as the Carman-Cope maps. These are the most detailed maps available on troop movements during the battle. A series of 14 maps assembled in the 1890s with the help of the veterans of both sides.

"Antietam," map from Command and General Staff College, FT. Leavenworth, Kansas. Prepared by Jay Luvaas. Division-level movements on 8" X 17" map with concise narration.

"Battle of Antietam Creek or Sharpsburg, MD, Sept. 17, 1862." This 26" X 38" black-and-white map shows in great detail how roads, fences, crops, and ground cover appeared in 1862. It is a base map without troop movements or contour lines.

United States Geological Survey quadrangles for Keedysville, MD, and Shepherdstown, WV. The park falls on the border of the two map sheets. These are color, high-quality maps with contour lines and modern features of landscape.

Many of these items are available from the Antietam National Battlefield bookstore.