Antietam - by Gallagher (Paperback)

Name: Antietam - by Gallagher (Paperback)
Brand: Kent State University Press
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The relative importance of Civil War campaigns is a matter for debate among historians and buffs alike.
About the Author: Gary W. Gallagher is professor of history at the University of Virginia.
113 Pages
History, United States

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The relative importance of Civil War campaigns is a matter for debate among historians and buffs alike. Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Atlanta have their advocates. Gettysburg certainly maintains its hold on the popular imagination. More recently has come the suggestion that no single campaign or battle decided the war or even appreciably altered its direction.

If any one battle was a dividing line, Antietam is a solid contender. In no other campaign were the political, diplomatic, and military elements aligned so favorably for the Confederacy. Yet Lee's retreat after the terrible battle in September 1862 changed everything. Great Britain had second thoughts about intervention; Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation; and Lee's army, while victorious on other fields, proved not to be unbeatable.

Across the years, Antietam remains the worst one-day slaughter in American history. The ghastly losses in the Cornfield, the West Woods, and the Sunken Road still appall the reader. Lee's gamble against disaster and George McClellan's inexplicable refusal to press his advantage remain puzzlements.

About the Author

Gary W. Gallagher is professor of history at the University of Virginia. He is a contributing editor of The Kent State University Press publications Struggle for the Shenandoah: Essays on the 1864 Valley Campaign (1991); The First Day at Gettysburg: Essays on Confederate and Union Leadership (1992); The Second Day at Gettysburg: Essays on Confederate and Union Leadership (1993); and Three Days at Gettysburg: Essays on Confederate and Union Leadership (1999).

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.01 Inches (W) x .43 Inches (D)

Weight: .39 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 113

Genre: History

Sub-Genre: United States

Publisher: Kent State University Press

Theme: Civil War Period (1850-1877)

Format: Paperback

Author: Gallagher

Language: English

Street Date: November 1, 1989

TCIN: 1013618125

UPC: 9780873384001

Item Number (DPCI): 247-33-0644

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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