The Maps of Antietam
The Movement to and the Battle of Antietam, September 14 - 18, 1862
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The Maps of Antietam
The Movement to and the Battle of Antietam, September 14 - 18, 1862
About this book
The Maps of Antietam: An Atlas of the Antietam (Sharpsburg) Campaign is the eagerly awaited companion volume to Bradley M. Gottfried’s bestselling The Maps of Gettysburg (2007) and The Maps of First Bull Run (2009), part of the ongoing Savas Beatie Military Atlas Series.Now available as an ebook short, The Maps of Antietam: The Movement to and the Battle of Antietam, September 14 - 18, 1862 plows new ground in the study of the campaign by breaking down the entire campaign in 63 detailed full page original maps. These cartographic creations bore down to the regimental level, offering students of the campaign a unique and fascinating approach to studying what may have been the climactic battle of the war.The Maps of Antietam: The Movement to and the Battle of Antietam, September 14 - 18, 1862 offers 12 “action-sections” including: - To Sharpsburg
- The Eve of Battle
- Antietam: Hooker Opens the Battle
- Antietam: Hood’s Division Moves up and Attacks
- Antietam: Mansfield’s XII Corps Enters the Battle
- Antietam: Sedgwick’s Division Drives East
- Antietam: Final Actions on the Northern Front
- The Sunken Road
- The Lower (Burnside’s) Bridge
- Burnside Advances on Sharpsburg
- A. P. Hill’s Division Arrives from Harpers Ferry
- Antietam: Evening StalemateGottfried’s original maps enrich each map section. Keyed to each piece of cartography is detailed text about the units, personnel, movements, and combat (including quotes from eyewitnesses) that make the Antietam story come alive. This presentation allows readers to easily and quickly find a map and text on virtually any portion of the campaign. Serious students of the battle will appreciate the extensive endnotes and will want to take this book with them on their trips to the battlefield.Perfect for the easy chair or for walking hallowed ground, The Maps of Antietam is a seminal work that, like his earlier Gettysburg and First Bull Run studies, belongs on the bookshelf of every serious and casual student of the Civil War.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Foreword
- Map Set 9. To Sharpsburg (September 14 - 16)
- Map Set 10. The Eve of Battle (September 16)
- Map Set 11. Antietam: Hooker Opens the Battle (5:15 - 7:00 a.m.)
- Map Set 12. Antietam: Hoodâs Division Moves up and Attacks (6:45 - 7:45 a.m.)
- Map Set 13. Antietam: Mansfieldâs XII Corps Enters the Battle (7:15 - 8:45 a.m.)
- Map Set 14. Antietam: Sedgwickâs Division Drives East (8:15 - 9:30 a.m.)
- Map Set 15. Antietam: Final Actions on the Northern Front (9:30 - 10:30 a.m.)
- Map Set 16. Antietam: The Sunken Road (9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
- Map Set 17. Antietam: The Lower (Burnsideâs) Bridge (9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.)
- Map Set 18. Antietam: Burnside Advances on Sharpsburg (Afternoon, September 17)
- Map Set 19. Antietam: A. P. Hillâs Division Arrives from Harpers Ferry (3:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
- Map Set 20. Antietam: Evening Stalemate (September 17 - 18)
- Appendix 1: Orders of Battle
- Appendix 2: An Interview with Author Bradley M. Gottfried
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Author