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The Antietam Campaign (Military Campaigns of the Civil War)by Gary W Gallagher
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The Maryland campaign of September 1862 ranks among the most important military operations of the American Civil War. Crucial political, diplomatic, and military issues were at stake as Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan maneuvered and fought in the western part of the state. The climactic clash came on September 17 at the battle of Antietam, where more than 23,000 men fell in the single bloodiest day of the war. Approaching topics related to Lee's and McClellan's operations from a variety of perspectives, contributors to this volume explore questions regarding military leadership, strategy, and tactics, the impact of the fighting on officers and soldiers in both armies, and the ways in which participants and people behind the lines interpreted and remembered the campaign. They also discuss the performance of untried military units and offer a look at how the United States Army used the Antietam battlefield as an outdoor classroom for its officers in the early twentieth century. The contributors are William A. Blair, Keith S. Bohannon, Peter S. Carmichael, Gary W. Gallagher, Lesley J. Gordon, D. Scott Hartwig, Robert E. L. Krick, Robert K. Krick, Carol Reardon, and Brooks D. Simpson. Review:[This book] significantly advances our understanding of a well-known clash between the North and the South. Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Review:This collection of essays edited by Professor Gary Gallagher offers entertaining passages, interesting details, and thought-provoking ideas. Journal of Southern History Review:The Antietam Campaign is at once a lively and provocative read. Southern Historian Review:The book deserves a place on bookshelves next to the standard monographs about the Battle of Sharpsburg. Civil War History About the AuthorGary W. Gallagher is John L. Nau III Professor of History at the University of Virginia and author or editor of numerous books, including Lee and His Army in Confederate History and The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 (both from the University of North Carolina Press). Table of ContentsContents Introduction The Net Result of the Campaign Was in Our Favor: Confederate Reaction to the Maryland Campaign Gary W. Gallagher General McClellan's Bodyguard: The Army of the Potomac after Antietam Brooks D. Simpson Maryland, Our Maryland: Or How Lincoln and His Army Helped to Define the Confederacy William A. Blair Dirty, Ragged, and Ill-Provided For: Confederate Logistical Problems in the 1862 Maryland Campaign and Their Solutions Keith S. Bohannon Who Would Not Be a Soldier: The Volunteers of '62 in the Maryland Campaign D. Scott Hartwig All Who Went into That Battle Were Heroes: Remembering the 16th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers at Antietam Lesley J. Gordon Defending Lee's Flank: J. E. B. Stuart, John Pelham, and Confederate Artillery on Nicodemus Heights Robert E. L. Krick It Appeared As Though Mutual Extermination Would Put a Stop to the Awful Carnage: Confederates in Sharpsburg's Bloody Lane Robert K. Krick We Don't Know What on Earth to Do with Him: William Nelson Pendleton and the Affair at Shepherdstown, September 19, 1862 Peter S. Carmichael From Antietam to the Argonne: The Maryland Campaign's Lessons for Future Leaders of the American Expeditionary Force Carol Reardon Bibliographic Essay Contributors Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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