A Field Guide to Antietam
Experiencing the Battlefield Through Its History, Places, and People
Published on 17. September 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-4696-3020-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Chapel Hill
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Colour and black & white photographs, 31 full-colour maps
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
578 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4696-3020-5 (9781469630205)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Carol Reardon | Tom Vossler
A Field Guide to Antietam
Experiencing the Battlefield through Its History, Places, and People
E-Book
09/2016
The University of North Carolina Press
€17.49
Available for download
Persons
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.
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.