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Opposing the Second Corps at Antietam
Marion V. Armstrong
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Description for Opposing the Second Corps at Antietam
Opposing the Second Corps at Antietam offers a definitive guide to the Confederate army s primary engagements at the epic Battle of Antietam. With its companion volume about the Union side, Unfurl Those Colors!, the two provide a detailed chronicle of America s bloodiest day." Num Pages: 232 pages, 41 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
With a tally of more than five thousand killed, twenty thousand wounded, and three thousand missing, the Battle of Antietam made September 17, 1862, the deadliest day of combat in American history. In Opposing the Second Corps at Antietam, Antietam scholar Marion V. Armstrong Jr. completes his magisterial study of Antietam begun in Unfurl Those Colors! by examining Robert E. Lee’s leadership at the climactic battle in the Confederate invasion of Union territory.
Eminent Civil War historians consider Antietam the turning point of the war. Hoping to maintain the initiative they had gained at the Second Battle of Bull ... Read more
With a tally of more than five thousand killed, twenty thousand wounded, and three thousand missing, the Battle of Antietam made September 17, 1862, the deadliest day of combat in American history. In Opposing the Second Corps at Antietam, Antietam scholar Marion V. Armstrong Jr. completes his magisterial study of Antietam begun in Unfurl Those Colors! by examining Robert E. Lee’s leadership at the climactic battle in the Confederate invasion of Union territory.
Eminent Civil War historians consider Antietam the turning point of the war. Hoping to maintain the initiative they had gained at the Second Battle of Bull ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817319045
SKU
V9780817319045
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About Marion V. Armstrong
Marion V. Armstrong Jr. is the author of Unfurl Those Colors: McClellan, Sumner, and the Second Army Corps in the Antietam Campaign. He is a retired US Army reserve officer and teaches history at Middle Tennessee State University, USA.
Reviews for Opposing the Second Corps at Antietam
“Opposing the Second Corps at Antietam is an excellent companion to Unfurl Those Colors. Armstrong masterfully recounts the key engagements of the battle at a level of detail no other scholar has done, a task made difficult by the scarcity of Confederate sources. Historians, battlefield trampers, and enthusiasts will welcome his deep analysis.” —Thomas G. Clemens, editor of The Maryland ... Read more