Antietam National Battlefield and National Cemetery: An Administrative History
Snell CW and Brown SA. 1986. Antietam National Battlefield and National Cemetery: An Administrative History. Park Administrative Histories. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The history that follows explains how the Antietam National Battlefield Site and Antietam National Cemetery were established, developed, administered, and interpreted, first by the War Department, 1877-1933, and then by the National Park Service, 1933 to 1980. The role of the Antietam National Cemetery Association in establishing and first developing the Antietam National Cemetery, 1865 to 1877, is also considered. As part of a governmental reorganization, Antietam National Battlefield Site and Antietam National Cemetery were among the 48 historical areas that were transferred from the care of the War Department to that of the National Park Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior on August 10, 1933. The National Park Service has administered the Antietam Battlefield and Cemetery from 1933 to date.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Snell, Charles; Brown, Sharon
- Date of Issue
- 1986
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- ANCM , ANTI , HIST , NCR
- Keywords
- administrative history, Antietam, Battlefield, cemetery, Cultural Resources, ehistory, history program