A Field Guide to Antietam by Carol Reardon

A Field Guide to Antietam by Carol Reardon

The Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862, and still standsas the bloodiest single day in American military history. Additionally, inits aftermath, President Abraham Lincoln issued his famous EmancipationProclamation. In this engaging, easy-to-use guide, Carol Reardon and TomVossler allow visitors to understand this crucial Civil War battle in finedetail. Abundantly illustrated with maps and historical and modern photographs,A Field Guide to Antietam explores twenty-one sites on and near thebattlefield where significant action occurred. Combining crisp narrative andrich historical context, each stop in the book is structured around the followingquestions: What happened here? Who fought here? Who commanded here? Who fell here? Who lived here? How did participants remember the events? With accessible presentation and fresh interpretations of primary andsecondary evidence, this is an absolutely essential guide to Antietam and itslasting legacy.

Carol Reardon is the George Winfree Professor of American History atPennsylvania State University.

Tom Vossler (colonel, U.S. Army, retired) is former director of the United States Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks. They are the authors of A Field Guide to Gettysburg: Experiencing the Battlefield through Its History, Places, and People.

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ISBN 13	9781469630205
ISBN 10	1469630206
Titel	A Field Guide to Antietam
Autor	Carol Reardon
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	The University of North Carolina Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2016-09-17
Seitenanzahl	336
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.