Guide to the Battle of Antietam

Edited by Jay Luvaas and Harold W. Nelson

U.S. Army War College

Paperback; 310 pages

Includes Order of Battle

This extensive guide to the Maryland Campaign of 1862 helps identify where important events of the campaign occurrred, explaning how the battle was fought and why the leaders acted as they did. It is an excellent tool for those hoping to tour the battlefield in great detail. It includes staff reports and a helpful chapter on field logistics of the American Civil War. There are also black & white photographs and maps.