The U.S. Army War College guide to the Battle of Antietam
Subtitle: the Maryland Campaign of 1862
By: edited by Jay Luvaas and Harold W. Nelson.
Contributors: Luvaas, Jay.; Nelson, Harold W.; Army War College (U.S.)
Edition: 1st Perennial Library ed.
Publisher: Perennial Library; Harpercollins
Published: 1988
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
Subjects: Maryland Campaign, 1862.; Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862.
Other titles: US Army War College guide to the Battle of Antietam.; Battle of Antietam.
Description: "This book features the official reports and physical observations of the commanding officers in their own words, along with numerous illustrations, photographs, and diagrams. It takes you through the operations of the opposing armies as they meet at the Battle of South Mountain. You follow the action through such places as Fox?s, Turner?s and Crampton?s Gaps to Harpers Ferry, across Boteler?s Ford, and on to Sharpsburg and the climax of the fighting. This book takes you through the battles in a documented and ordered progression. Eighteen stops are arranged, in the order of the battles as they unfolded"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 284.
Reprint. Originally published: Carlisle, Pa. : South Mountain Press, 1987.
Includes index.