Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

How to Use This Guide

Antietam

The Road to Antietam

Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center

Stop 1      Battlefield Vista

1a    Lee Arrives, September 15, 1862

1b    Lee Deploys and Plans, September 16, 1862

1c    Lee's Battle Plan, September 17, 1862

Stop 2      Pry House

2a    The Federals Arrive, September 15, 1862

2b    McClellan Deploys His Command, September 16, 1862

2c    McClellan Plans and Manages the Battle, September 17, 1862

Overview of Hooker's Fight, 5:309:00 a.m.

Stop 3      North Woods

3a    Hooker Moves into Position, September 1617, 1862

3b    The I Corps Attacks, 5:006:00 a.m.

Stop 4      East Woods

4a    Twilight Skirmish, September 16, 1862, 4:307:00 p.m.

4b    Ricketts's Battle, September 17, 1862, 5:007:00 a.m.

Stop 5      The Hagerstown Pike

5a    Doubleday's Attack, 6:006:30 a.m.

5b    Into the Cornfield, 6:007:00 a.m.

Stop 6      The Cornfield

6a    Hood's Counterattack, 6:457:15 a.m.

6b    Hood's Repulse, 7:157:45 a.m.

6c    Hill Arrives, 7:458:30 a.m.

6d    Greene's Advance, 8:159:00 a.m.

Overview of Sumner's Fight, 9:00 a.m.2:00 p.m.

Stop 7      West Woods

7a    Sumner Arrives, 7:009:00 a.m.

7b    Into the West Woods, 9:009:30 a.m.

7c    McLaws Arrives, 8:009:30 a.m.

7d    "We must get out of this," 9:0010:00 a.m.

7e    Gordon's Charge, 9:4510:15 a.m.

Stop 8      Dunker Church

8a    Greene Seizes the West Woods, 9:00 a.m.12:45 p.m.

8b    Franklin's Battle, 1:003:00 p.m.

Stop 9      Bloody Lane

9a    French Arrives, 7:309:30 a.m.

9b    French's Attack, 9:3011:00 a.m.

9c    The Union Breakthrough, 11:00 a.m.1:30 p.m.

Overview of Burnside's Fight, 10:00 a.m.6:00 p.m.

Stop 10     Burnside Bridge

10a   "A Difficult Task," 9:0011:15 a.m.

10b   The Federal Success, 11:15 a.m.1:30 p.m.

Stop 11     The IX Corps Attacks

11a   The Federals Deploy, 1:003:00 p.m.

11b   Christ's and Welsh's Advance, 3:154:30 p.m.

11c   Rodman's Attack, 3:154:30 p.m.

Stop 12     Otto Cornfield

12a   A. P. Hill Arrives, 3:004:15 p.m.

12b   The 16th Connecticut, 3:454:30 p.m.

12c   The Federals Hold the Bridge, 4:306:00 p.m.

Stop 13     Lee's Headquarters

13a   Lee's Council of War, September 17, 1862

13b   The Day After, September 18, 1862

Stop 14     National Cemetery

14a   Lee Retreats, September 1821, 1862

14b   Antietam National Cemetery

Optional Excursion 1    Bloody Lane

Stop A      Hill's Defense, 9:30 a.m.

Stop B      Weber's and Morris's Attacks, 9:3010:00 a.m.

Stop C      Kimball's Attack, 10:0010:15 a.m.

Stop D      Anderson and Richardson Arrive, 10:0011:15 a.m.

Stop E      The Irish Brigade Attacks, 11:1511:45 a.m.

Stop F      The Sunken Road Is Captured, 11:45 a.m.12:15 p.m.

Stop G      The Union Attack Stalls, 12:152:00 p.m.

Optional Excursion 2    Burnside Bridge

Stop A      Toombs's Position, 7:3010:00 a.m.

Stop B      The First Federal Assault, 10:0010:30 a.m.

Stop C      Nagle's Attack, 10:4511:15 a.m.

Stop D      The Federals Capture the Bridge, noon1:00 p.m.

Stop E      The Union Bridgehead, 1:003:00 p.m.

Stop F      Rodman's March and Crossing, 10:30 a.m.1:15 p.m.

Stop G      The Federal Pause, 1:003:00 p.m.

Optional Excursion 3    Boteler's Ford

Stop A      Recrossing the Potomac, September 1819, 1862

Stop B      The Battle of Shepherdstown, September 1920, 1862

South Mountain

Overview of the Battle of South Mountain, September 14, 1862

Stop 1      Fox's Gap

1a    Cox's Attack, 5:00 a.m.noon

1b    Union Victory, noon10:00 p.m.

Stop 2      Mt. Tabor Cemetery

2a    Meade's Assault and Rodes's Defense, 4:306:00 p.m.

2b    Hatch's Assault, 4:3010:00 p.m.

Stop 3      Mountain House

3a    Gibbon's Attack, 5:009:00 p.m.

Stop 4      Burkittsville

4a    Franklin's Assignment, 5:00 a.m.noon

4b    The Federal Attack, noon5:45 p.m.

Stop 5      Gathland State Park

5a    Cobb's Defense, 5:456:00 p.m.

5b    Last Stand at Crampton's Gap, 6:007:00 p.m.

5c    Franklin Moves into Pleasant Valley, September 15, 1862

Harpers Ferry

Overview of the Siege of Harpers Ferry, September 1315, 1862

Harpers Ferry National Historic Park Visitor Center

Stop 1      Harpers Ferry

1a    Strategic Point and Deathtrap

1b    The Confederates Converge on Harpers Ferry, September 1013, 1862

1c    The Hapless Defenders, September 1013, 1862

Stop 2      Bolivar Heights

2a    The Noose Is Closed, September 13, 1862

2b    Confederate Bombardment, September 1415, 1862

2c    Harpers Ferry Falls, September 1415, 1862

After Antietam

Appendix A  Orders of Battle

Appendix B  Organization, Weapons, and Tactics

Sources

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