To Antietam Creek: The Maryland Campaign of September 1862

by D. Scott Hartwig

Book Overview

A richly detailed account of the hard-fought campaign that led to Antietam Creek and changed the course of the Civil War.

In early September 1862 thousands of Union soldiers huddled within the defenses of Washington, disorganized and discouraged from their recent defeat at Second Manassas. Confederate General Robert E. Lee then led his tough and confident Army of Northern Virginia into Maryland in a bold gamble to force a showdown...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421428962
• ISBN13: 9781421428963
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 808 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 7.0" x 9.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher