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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER THIRTY-ONE
This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents. Washington. D.C. 20402.
ANTIETAM National Battlefield · Maryland
by Frederick Tilberg
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES NO. 31 Washington, D.C. · 1960 (Revised 1961) Reprint with minor corrections 1980
The National Park System, of which Antietam National Battlefield Site is a unit, is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and inspiration of its people.
