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September 17, 1862: Antietam. It was the bloodiest day in American history, and with the possible exception of Gettysburg, the most pivotal battle of the Civil War. "Draws on a new body of material...an exact historian, Mr. Sears has the novelist's eye for illuminating all that was awesome... read more
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People edit
- George McClellan: Add a description of this character.
- Robert E. Lee
- Harper
- Thomas J. Jackson
- Sumner
- Stuart
- Lincoln
- John Bell Hood
- Joe Hooker
- D. H. Hill
- Ambrose Burnside
- Crampton
- Davis
- Frederick
- Walker
- Fitz John Porter
- Richardson
- Sedgwick
- Franklin
- Halleck
- Harvey Hill
- Miller
- A. P. Hill
- Mumma
- Gibbon
- Greene
- Smalley
- Turner
- Stanton
- Mansfield
- Rodman
- Miles
- Curtin
- Garland
- George Meade
- Cooke
- Rodes
- Williams
- Irvin Mcdowell
- Willcox
- Boteler
- Reno
- Lawton
- Meagher
Setting & Locations edit
- Washington
- Sharpsburg
- Maryland
- Pennsylvania
- Antietam Creek
- West Woods
- Richmond
- New York
- Hagerstown
- Virginia
- East Woods
- South Mountain
- Massachusetts
- Boonsboro
- North Carolina
- Pleasant Valley
- Ohio
- Connecticut
- Wisconsin
- Georgia
- Union
- Martinsburg
- Kentucky
- Baltimore
- Middle Bridge
- Shenandoah Valley
- North Carolinians
- Alabama
- South Carolina
- Indiana
- Kanawha
- Peninsula
- Mississippi
- Colquitt
- Maine
- Texas
- Potomac
- Michigan
- Philadelphia
- South Carolinians
- Europe
- Cobb
- United States
- West Point
- Longstreet
- London
- Middletown
First Sentence edit
Washington's week of crisis demonstrated that General George McClellan could dominate the scene even when off-stage.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Stephen W. Sears (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Mariner Books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1983
ISBN: 0618344195
Page Count: 464
Publisher: Mariner Books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1983
ISBN: 0618344195
Page Count: 464
Awards edit
- Fletcher Pratt Award (1983)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 973.7336
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