To Antietam Creek : The Maryland Campaign of September 1862 /

"In September 1862 the Federal army huddled within the defenses of Washington, disorganized and discouraged from its recent defeat at Second Manassas. Confederate General Robert E. Lee led his tough and confident Army of Northern Virginia into Maryland in a bold gamble to force a showdown that...

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Autor principal: Hartwig, D. Scott
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Maryland Campaign, 1862.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The return of McClellan :"General, I am in command again"
  • The Army of Northern Virginia: "Who could not conquer with troops such as these"
  • The Army of Northern Virginia enters Maryland :"Our movements will be rapid"
  • The Army of the Potomac :"If we fail now the North has no hope"
  • The Army of the Potomac advances to Frederick :"You may be sure that I will follow them as closely as I can"
  • Harpers Ferry :"To the last extremity"
  • The Battle for Maryland Heights :"For god's sake don't fall back"
  • September 13 :"My general idea is to cut the enemy in two"
  • The morning battle for Fox's Gap :"My god! be careful!"
  • Afternoon at Fox's Gap :"So little did we know of the etiquette of war"
  • The First Corps attacks :"It looked like a task to storm"
  • The Battle for Hill 1280 :"Some of you will get hurt"
  • Into Turner's Gap :"An ugly looking place to attack"
  • Crampton's Gap :"The best fighting that has been done in this war"
  • Retreat from South Moun.

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