
- 282 pages
- English
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About this book
In September 1862 the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac conducted one of the truly great campaigns of the Civil War. At South Mountain, Harpers Ferry, and Antietam, North and South clashed in engagements whose magnitude and importance would earn this campaign a distinguished place in American military history. The siege of Harpers Ferry produced the largest surrender of U.S. troops in the nation's history until World War II, while the day-long battle at Antietam on September 17 still holds the distinction of being the single bloodiest day of combat in American history.
This invaluable book provides a clear, convenient, stop-by-stop guide to the sites in Maryland and West Virginia associated with the Antietam campaign, including excursions to Harpers Ferry and South Mountain. Thorough descriptions and analyses, augmented with vignettes and numerous maps, convey the mechanics as well as the human experience of the campaign, making this book the perfect companion for both serious students of the Civil War and casual visitors to its battlefields.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- How to Use This Guide
- Antietam
- Stop 1: Battlefield Vista
- Stop 1a
- Stop 1b
- Stop 1c
- Stop 2
- Stop 2A
- Stop 2B
- Stop 2C
- Stop 3
- Stop 3A
- Stop 3B
- Stop 4
- Stop 4A
- Stop 4B
- Stop 5
- Stop 5A
- Stop 5B
- Stop 6
- Stop 6A
- Stop 6B
- Stop 6C
- Stop 6D
- Stop 7
- Stop 7A
- Stop 7B
- Stop 7C
- Stop 7D
- Stop 7E
- Stop 8
- Stop 8A
- Stop 8B
- Stop 9
- Stop 9A
- Stop 9B
- Stop 9C
- Stop 10
- Stop 10A
- Stop 10B
- Stop 11
- Stop 11A
- Stop 11B
- Stop 11C
- Stop 12
- Stop 12A
- Stop 12B
- Stop 12C
- Stop 13
- Stop 13A
- Stop 13B
- Stop 14
- Stop 14A
- Stop 14B
- Optional Excursion 1: Bloody Lane
- Stop A
- Stop B
- Stop C
- Stop D
- Stop E
- Stop F
- Stop G
- Optional Excursion 2: Burnside Bridge
- Stop A
- Stop B
- Stop C
- Stop D
- Stop E
- Stop F
- Stop G
- Optional Excursion 3: Boteler's Ford
- Stop A
- Stop B
- South Mountain
- Stop 1
- Stop 1A
- Stop 1B
- Stop 2
- Stop 2A
- Stop 2B
- Stop 3
- Stop 3A
- Stop 4
- Stop 4A
- Stop 4B
- Stop 5
- Stop 5A
- Stop 5B
- Stop 5C
- Harpers Ferry
- Stop 1
- Stop 1A
- Stop 1B
- Stop 1C
- Stop 2
- Stop 2A
- Stop 2B
- Stop 2C
- After Antietam
- Appendix A: Orders of Battle
- Appendix B: Organization, Weapons, and Tactics
- Sources
- For Further Reading