Synopses & Reviews
September 17, 1862
The single bloodiest day in the entire Civil War.
A last hope for the Confederacy to bring the war to the North.
A Union commander whose preoccupation with politics distracted him from a chance for victory.
The result: a bloody stalemate.
All of this was Antietam!
Promise of Glory
Robert E. Lee knew that he had to keep the momentum of the Confederate forces moving forward, bringing the Army of Northern Virginia and the war itself northward into Union territory. A decisive string of victories might embolden foreign allies to join the Confederacy's fight.
On September 13, a piece of paper marked Special Orders No.191 fell into Union General McClellan's hands. On it was a message from Lee to his generals detailing his master plan for opening an invasion of the North ... but could it be trusted?
This is the story of the battle of Antietam and the events leading up to the fateful day where Union casualties topped 12,000 and Confederate casualties topped 11,000, where not just such memorable figures of military history as Lee and McClellan, but also Burnside, Longstreet, Hooker, and Jackson all took part.
In the grand tradition of The Killer Angels and Andersonville, Promise of Glory is a truly epic narrative of the American War Between the States.
Review
"...Moreau has succeeded...in his earthy, day to day refighting of one of the bloodiest of those battles--Antietam."
The Virginian Pilot
Review
" ...authentic ... a readable, exciting view of the nation's bloodiest day."
The Washington Times
Review
"[Promise of Glory's] celebrity cast performs with dash and distinction."
The Baltimore Sun
Review
"[Moreau's] book reflects solid research and provides a penetrating look into this terrible conflict."
The Tampa Tribune - & - Times
Synopsis
In the bestselling tradition of "Andersonville" and "The Killer Angels, Promise of Glory" is the story of the single bloodiest day of the Civil War: the Battle of Antietam. Moreau relates the events surrounding that fateful day through the eyes of those who were there, a roster of the famous and the infamous of the Civil War.
Synopsis
On September 13, 1862, a Union private found--wrapped around some cigars left behind by fleeing Confederate soldiers--a piece of paper. On that paper was Special Orders No. 191, a message from Lee to his generals detailing his master plan for opening an invasion of the North. When General McClellan received this intelligence, he knew his opportunity to prove his detractors wrong was at hand. The result was the Battle of Antietam . . . with more than 23,000 American casualties.
PROMISE OF GLORY tells the story of the events surrounding that fateful day through the eyes of those who were there, a roster names of the famous and infamous of the Civil War, including not just Lee and McClellan, but Burnside, Summner, Hooker, Reno, Longstreet, and even the legendary "Stonewall" Jackson.
Synopsis
"After all that has been written about the bloody battles of the Civil War, chroniclers are hard put these days to add something that really grabs our attention or lets us see more clearly what happened. However Moreau has succeeded on both counts in his earthy, day to day refighting of one of the bloodiest of those battles--Antietam."--
The Virginian Pilot"Authentic ... a readable, exciting view of the nation's bloodiest day"--The Washington Times
" To the already sizable shelf of Antietam books, Moreau has added a verbal movie. Its celebrity cast performs with dash and distinction"--The Sun
Synopsis
September 17, 1862
The single bloodiest day in the entire Civil War.
A last hope for the Confederacy to bring the war to the North.
A Union commander whose preoccupation with politics distracted him from a chance for victory.
The result: a bloody stalemate.
All of this was Antietam!
Promise of Glory
Robert E. Lee knew that he had to keep the momentum of the Confederate forces moving forward, bringing the Army of Northern Virginia and the war itself northward into Union territory. A decisive string of victories might embolden foreign allies to join the Confederacy's fight.
On September 13, a piece of paper marked Special Orders No.191 fell into Union General McClellan's hands. On it was a message from Lee to his generals detailing his master plan for opening an invasion of the North ... but could it be trusted?
This is the story of the battle of Antietam and the events leading up to the fateful day where Union casualties topped 12,000 and Confederate casualties topped 11,000, where not just such memorable figures of military history as Lee and McClellan, but also Burnside, Longstreet, Hooker, and Jackson all took part.
In the grand tradition of The Killer Angels and Andersonville, Promise of Glory is a truly epic narrative of the American War Between the States.
Synopsis
"After all that has been written about the bloody battles of the Civil War, chroniclers are hard put these days to add something that really grabs our attention or lets us see more clearly what happened. However Moreau has succeeded on both counts in his earthy, day to day refighting of one of the bloodiest of those battles--Antietam."--
The Virginian Pilot"Authentic ... a readable, exciting view of the nation's bloodiest day"--The Washington Times
" To the already sizable shelf of Antietam books, Moreau has added a verbal movie. Its celebrity cast performs with dash and distinction"--The Sun
About the Author
C.X.Moreau is the pseudonym for a former Marine NCO and veteran of the Lebanon deployments.
Distant Valor was his first novel and he is an avid Civil War buff.