Although the Battle of Antietam is a much-studied encounter, Budiansky’s consideration of nine people caught up in the battle and its aftermath is thoughtful and insightful.

The Madison County residents took the self guided driving tour and saw Dunker Church, the Mumma Farm, the Sunken Road, Burnside Sycamore and the Corn Field.

Ambrose Burnside's roller-coaster military career included early Civil War successes, a bloody draw at Antietam ... sites out of enemy range. At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Burnside threw ...