Unholy Sabbath: The Battle of South Mountain in History and Memory, September 14, 1862

by Brian Matthew Jordan

Many readers of Civil War history have been led to believe the battle of South Mountain (September 14, 1862) was but a trifling skirmish, a preliminary engagement of little strategic or tactical consequence overshadowed by Antietam's horrific carnage just three days later. In fact, the fight was a decisive Federal victory and important turning point in the campaign, as historian Brian Matthew Jordan argues convincingly in his fresh interpretation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611210887
• ISBN13: 9781611210880
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Savas Beatie
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.2"