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Shadows of Antietam
Robert J. Kalasky
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Description for Shadows of Antietam
Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 279. .
The Battle of Antietam, fought in Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest single day of the Civil War, with 23,000 casualties on both sides. While the battle was tactically inconclusive, it resulted in two significant milestones. First, because Robert E. Lee failed to carry the war successfully into the North, Great Britain was dissuaded from recognising the Confederate States of America diplomatically. Second, the battle gave President Abraham Lincoln the confidence to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
After the battle, two photographers sent by Mathew Brady--Alexander Gardner and James Gibson--recorded the horror of war with the first-ever ... Read more
The Battle of Antietam, fought in Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest single day of the Civil War, with 23,000 casualties on both sides. While the battle was tactically inconclusive, it resulted in two significant milestones. First, because Robert E. Lee failed to carry the war successfully into the North, Great Britain was dissuaded from recognising the Confederate States of America diplomatically. Second, the battle gave President Abraham Lincoln the confidence to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
After the battle, two photographers sent by Mathew Brady--Alexander Gardner and James Gibson--recorded the horror of war with the first-ever ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Kent State University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Kent, OH, United States
ISBN
9781606350881
SKU
V9781606350881
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