To Antietam Creek
Subtitle: the Maryland Campaign of September 1862
By: D. Scott Hartwig
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press; Johns Hopkins University Press; Brand: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 808
ISBN-13: 9781421406312
Subjects: Maryland Campaign, 1862
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The return of McClellan :"General, I am in command again"; title: The Army of Northern Virginia: "Who could not conquer with troops such as these"; title: The Army of Northern Virginia enters Maryland :"Our movements will be rapid"; title: The Army of the Potomac :"If we fail now the North has no hope"; title: The Army of the Potomac advances to Frederick :"You may be sure that I will follow them as closely as I can"; title: Harpers Ferry :"To the last extremity"; title: The Battle for Maryland Heights :"For god's sake don't fall back"; title: September 13 :"My general idea is to cut the enemy in two"; title: The morning battle for Fox's Gap :"My god! be careful!"; title: Afternoon at Fox's Gap :"So little did we know of the etiquette of war"; title: The First Corps attacks :"It looked like a task to storm"; title: The Battle for Hill 1280 :"Some of you will get hurt"; title: Into Turner's Gap :"An ugly looking place to attack"; title: Crampton's Gap :"The best fighting that has been done in this war"; title: Retreat from South Mountain :"It was determined to retire to Sharpsburg"; title: The trap closes and a dash of cavalry :"The fate of Harper's Ferry was sealed"; title: The fall of Harpers Ferry :"Through god's blessing, Harper's Ferry and its garrison are to be surrendered"; title: September 16 :"We are entirely too methodical"; title: Eve of battle :"I shall not, however, soon forget that night".