The North And The South At Antietam And Gettysburg Classic Reprint

Author : William E. Spear
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 133107343X

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The North and the South at Antietam and Gettysburg (Classic Reprint) by William E. Spear Pdf

Excerpt from The North and the South at Antietam and Gettysburg The first battle of Bull Run, fought on July 21, 1861, was in response to the urgent demand of the North that something should be done; that a move should be made toward the accomplishment of the object for which Mr. Lincoln had called out the militia "of the several States of the Union to the aggregate number of seventy-five thousand men. The first service assigned to the forces hereby called forth will probably be to repossess the forts, places and property which have been seized from the Union." The men came in response to this call, for the North was the party making it and Mr. Lincoln was the herald of the proclamation. There was an expectancy in the men who came, and in the communities from which they came, that they would at once "repossess the forts, places and property which have been seized from the Union." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Stephen W. Sears
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780547526638

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Landscape Turned Red by Stephen W. Sears Pdf

“The best account of the Battle of Antietam” from the award-winning, national bestselling author of Gettysburg and Chancellorsville (The New York Times Book Review). The Civil War battle waged on September 17, 1862, at Antietam Creek, Maryland, was one of the bloodiest in the nation’s history: in this single day, the war claimed nearly 23,000 casualties. In Landscape Turned Red, the renowned historian Stephen Sears draws on a remarkable cache of diaries, dispatches, and letters to recreate the vivid drama of Antietam as experienced not only by its leaders but also by its soldiers, both Union and Confederate. Combining brilliant military analysis with narrative history of enormous power, Landscape Turned Red is the definitive work on this climactic and bitter struggle. “A modern classic.”—The Chicago Tribune “No other book so vividly depicts that battle, the campaign that preceded it, and the dramatic political events that followed.”—The Washington Post Book World “Authoritative and graceful . . . a first-rate work of history.”—Newsweek

Author : Ezra A. Carman,Thomas Clemens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781611213034

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The Maryland Campaign of September 1862 by Ezra A. Carman,Thomas Clemens Pdf

The Battle of Shepherdstown and the End of the Campaign is the third and final volume of Ezra Carman’s magisterial The Maryland Campaign of September 1862. As bloody and horrific as the battle of Antietam was, historian Ezra Carman—who penned a 1,800-page manuscript on the Maryland campaign—did not believe it was the decisive battle of the campaign. Generals Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan intended to continue fighting after Sharpsburg, but the battle of Shepherdstown Ford (September 19 and 20) forced them to abandon their goals and end the campaign. Carman was one of the few who gave this smaller engagement its due importance, detailing the disaster that befell the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry and Maj. Gen. A. P. Hill’s success in repulsing the Union advance, and the often overlooked foray of Jeb Stuart’s cavalry to seize the Potomac River ford at Williamsport. Carman also added a statistical study of the casualties in the various battles of the entire Maryland Campaign, and covered Lincoln’s decision to relieve McClellan of command on November 7. He also explored the relations between President Lincoln and General McClellan before and after the Maryland Campaign, which he appended to his original manuscript. The “before” section, a thorough examination of the controversy about McClellan’s role in the aftermath of Second Manassas campaign, will surprise some and discomfort others, and includes an interesting narrative about McClellan’s reluctance to commit General Franklin’s corps to aid Maj. Gen. John Pope’s army at Manassas. Carman concludes with an executive summary of the entire campaign. Dr. Clemens concludes Carman’s invaluable narrative with a bibliographical dictionary (and genealogical goldmine) of the soldiers, politicians, and diplomats who had an impact on shaping Carman’s manuscript. While many names will be familiar to readers, others upon whom Carman relied for creating his campaign narrative are as obscure to us today as they were during the war. The Maryland Campaign of September 1862, Vol. III: The Battle of Shepherdstown and the End of the Campaign, concludes the most comprehensive and detailed account of the campaign ever produced. Jammed with firsthand accounts, personal anecdotes, detailed footnotes, maps, and photos, this long-awaited study will be appreciated as Civil War history at its finest.

Author : Mark Nesbitt
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2001-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811741361

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Saber & Scapegoat by Mark Nesbitt Pdf

The major facts of the Gettysburg campaign and battle are well known, but controversies about its outcome abound even today. No issue is more contested than that of the whereabouts of the dashing cavalryman, Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart.

Author : Robert Underwood Johnson,Clarence Clough Buel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 778 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258115379

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North to Antietam by Robert Underwood Johnson,Clarence Clough Buel Pdf

In Four Volumes. Volume 1, From Sumter To Shiloh; Volume 2, North To Antietam; Volume 3, Retreat From Gettysburg; And Volume 4, The Way To Appomattox.

Author : Flavius Josephus,Caius Julius Caesar,Saint Augustine,Saint Ignatius,Earl of Chesterfield,Benjamin Franklin,Ulysses S. Grant,Theodore Roosevelt,Andrew Carnegie,Nikola Tesla,Henry Ford,Johan Wolfgang von Goethe,Victor Hugo,M.K.Gandhi
Publisher : Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : PKEY:SMP2200000097750

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Classic Collection of Autobiographies. Illustrated by Flavius Josephus,Caius Julius Caesar,Saint Augustine,Saint Ignatius,Earl of Chesterfield,Benjamin Franklin,Ulysses S. Grant,Theodore Roosevelt,Andrew Carnegie,Nikola Tesla,Henry Ford,Johan Wolfgang von Goethe,Victor Hugo,M.K.Gandhi Pdf

Autobiographical works can take many forms, from the intimate writings made during life that were not necessarily intended for publication (including letters, diaries, journals, memoirs, and reminiscences) to a formal book-length autobiography. Reading an autobiography can offer a unique insight into a world and experience very different from your own — and these real-life stories are even more entertaining, and stranger, than fiction. Take a glimpse into the lives of some of the world's most inspiring and successful celebrities from ancient times to the present day. 1. The Life of Flavius Josephus 2. “De Bello Gallico” and Other Commentaries by Julius Caesar 3. The Confessions of St. Augustine by Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine 4. The Autobiography of St. Ignatius by Saint of Loyola Ignatius 5. Letters to His Son, Complete by Earl of Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 6. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 7. Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant 8. An Autobiography by Theodore Roosevelt 9. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie 10. My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla 11. Henry Ford: Highlights of His Life 12. The Autobiography of Goethe by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 13. The Memoirs of Victor Hugo 14. Mohandas K. Gandhi, Autobiography The Story of My Experiments with Truth

Author : Geological Survey (U.S.),Geological Survey (U.S.). Geographic Names Information Management
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1987*
Category : Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105001173090

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Geological Survey professional paper by Geological Survey (U.S.),Geological Survey (U.S.). Geographic Names Information Management Pdf

Author : M. Chris Bryan
Publisher : Savas Beatie
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781611215786

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Cedar Mountain to Antietam by M. Chris Bryan Pdf

This history of the Union XII Corps “skillfully weaves firsthand accounts into a compelling story about the triumphs and defeats of this venerable unit” (Bradley M. Gottfried, author of The Maps of Antietam). The diminutive Union XII Corps found significant success on the field at Antietam. Its soldiers swept through the East Woods and the Miller Cornfield—permanently clearing both of Confederates—repelled multiple Southern assaults against the Dunker Church plateau, and eventually secured a foothold in the West Woods. This important piece of high ground had been the Union objective all morning, and its occupation threatened the center and rear of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s embattled Army of Northern Virginia. Yet federal leadership largely ignored this signal achievement and the opportunity it presented. The achievement of the XII Corps is especially notable given its string of disappointments and hardships in the months leading up to Antietam. M. Chris Bryan’s Cedar Mountain to Antietam begins with the formation of this often-luckless command as the II Corps in Maj. Gen. John Pope’s Army of Virginia on June 26, 1862. Bryan explains in meticulous detail how the corps endured a bloody and demoralizing loss after coming within a whisker of defeating Maj. Gen. “Stonewall” Jackson at Cedar Mountain on August 9; suffered through the hardships of Pope’s campaign before and after the Battle of Second Manassas; and triumphed after entering Maryland and joining the reorganized Army of the Potomac. The men of this small corps earned a solid reputation in the Army of the Potomac at Antietam that would only grow during the battles of 1863. This unique study, which blends unit history with sound leadership and character assessments, puts the XII Corps’ actions in proper context by providing significant and substantive treatment to its Confederate opponents. Bryan’s extensive archival research, newspapers, and other important resources, together with detailed maps and images, offers a compelling story of a little-studied yet consequential command that fills a longstanding historiographical gap.

Author : Alann Schmidt,Terry Barkley
Publisher : Savas Beatie
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1611214491

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September Mourn by Alann Schmidt,Terry Barkley Pdf

The Dunker Church is one of the most iconic structures of the American Civil War. Surprisingly, few people know much if anything about its fascinating story or the role it played within the community of Sharpsburg and its importance during and after the Battle of Antietam. September Mourn: The Dunker Church of Antietam by Alann D. Schmidt and Terry W. Barkley rectifies this oversight in the first book-length study of its kind. On September 17, 1862, two mighty armies grappled across the rolling hills, fields, and woodlots surrounding Sharpsburg, Maryland. The combat left more than 23,000 Union and Confederate soldiers killed, wounded, or captured, repulsed Lee's invading Virginia army, and paved the way for the Emancipation Proclamation. Ironically, in the epicenter of that bloodiest day in American history stood a small whitewashed building dedicated to peace, equality, and the brotherhood of man. The German Baptist Brethren, or Dunkers (Dunkards) as they were colloquially known, built the Mumma Church of the Manor congregation in 1853 just nine years before Antietam. In addition to being a house of worship with important ties to the local community, the history of the Dunker Church is interwoven with such notable figures as Stonewall Jackson, Clara Barton, Abraham Lincoln, and even Mark Twain. The structure was heavily damaged during the battle, housed torn bodies as a hospital in its aftermath, and suffered a complete collapse before undergoing the long and arduous process of being rebuilt. Schmidt's and Barkley's impressive September Mourn is based upon years of meticulous research from both a Church of the Brethren (Dunkers) and a National Park Service perspective. The authors establish the importance of the structure to Sharpsburg and its citizens, its role during the battle and its aftermath, and how it helped establish tourism and education for future generations of Americans. The Dunker Church can finally take its place alongside the Alamo and Shiloh churches as one of the most notable houses of worship in American military history. September Mourn: The Dunker Church of Antietam is a must-read for anyone interested in the full story of the monumental battle and the community who lived through it.

Author : Eddie Rollins
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781493152476

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AN OLD COOT’S ESSAYS ABOUT AN EARLIER GEORGIA AND OTHER TOPICS by Eddie Rollins Pdf

Since the middle of the twentieth century, Atlanta has risen from a city of the Old South to a great international city with major league sports teams and one of the world’s busiest airports. However, in the process, Atlanta has lost its quaint old Southern charm. The South had an opportunity to win its independence in the War between the States as late as 1864, but its Confederate leaders blew it. Abraham Lincoln was a great man and a great statesman but a poor commander in chief, as evidenced by the excessive length of time required to win the Civil War and the huge number of casualties. The lynching of Leo Frank was one of the terrible tragedies in Atlanta history, but he was not another innocent Alfred Dreyfus. The United States reached its peak of power and influence during World War II and the Cold War. Future historians will chart the beginning of the decline and fall of our country with the advent of the decadent baby boomer generation.

Author : D. Scott Hartwig
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781421408767

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To Antietam Creek by D. Scott Hartwig Pdf

A richly detailed account of the hard-fought campaign that led to Antietam Creek and changed the course of the Civil War. In early September 1862 thousands of Union soldiers huddled within the defenses of Washington, disorganized and discouraged from their recent defeat at Second Manassas. Confederate General Robert E. Lee then led his tough and confident Army of Northern Virginia into Maryland in a bold gamble to force a showdown that could win Southern independence. The future of the Union hung in the balance. The campaign that followed lasted only two weeks, but it changed the course of the Civil War. D. Scott Hartwig delivers a riveting first installment of a two-volume study of the campaign and climactic battle. It takes the reader from the controversial return of George B. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac through the Confederate invasion, the siege and capture of Harpers Ferry, the daylong Battle of South Mountain, and, ultimately, to the eve of the great and terrible Battle of Antietam.

Author : Jim O'Connor,Who HQ
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781101610268

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What Was the Battle of Gettysburg? by Jim O'Connor,Who HQ Pdf

"Four score and seven years ago..." begins Abraham Lincoln's beautiful speech commemorating the three-day battle that turned the tide of the Civil War. The South had been winning up to this point. So how did Union troops stop General Robert E. Lee's invasion of the North? With black-and-illustrations throughout and sixteen pages of photos, this turning point in history is brought vividly to life.

Author : James J. Broomall
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469649764

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Private Confederacies by James J. Broomall Pdf

How did the Civil War, emancipation, and Reconstruction shape the masculinity of white Confederate veterans? As James J. Broomall shows, the crisis of the war forced a reconfiguration of the emotional worlds of the men who took up arms for the South. Raised in an antebellum culture that demanded restraint and shaped white men to embrace self-reliant masculinity, Confederate soldiers lived and fought within military units where they experienced the traumatic strain of combat and its privations together--all the while being separated from suffering families. Military service provoked changes that escalated with the end of slavery and the Confederacy's military defeat. Returning to civilian life, Southern veterans questioned themselves as never before, sometimes suffering from terrible self-doubt. Drawing on personal letters and diaries, Broomall argues that the crisis of defeat ultimately necessitated new forms of expression between veterans and among men and women. On the one hand, war led men to express levels of emotionality and vulnerability previously assumed the domain of women. On the other hand, these men also embraced a virulent, martial masculinity that they wielded during Reconstruction and beyond to suppress freed peoples and restore white rule through paramilitary organizations and the Ku Klux Klan.

Author : James Reasoner
Publisher : Cumberland House Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1581822758

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Antietam by James Reasoner Pdf

"In early 1862 the war comes within view of the Brannon family farm in Culpeper County, Virginia," affecting the lives of brothers Mac and Will, a new parson in Culpeper, and a budding romance "between the hotheaded Titus and the sophisticated Polly Ebersole."

Author : Ballard C. Campbell
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780700632565

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The Paradox of Power by Ballard C. Campbell Pdf

America’s political history is a fascinating paradox. The United States was born with the admonition that government posed a threat to liberty. This apprehension became the foundation of the nation’s civic ideology and was embedded in its constitutional structure. Yet the history of public life in the United States records the emergence of an enormously powerful national state during the nineteenth century. By 1920, the United States was arguably the most powerful country in the world. In The Paradox of Power Ballard C. Campbell traces this evolution and offers an explanation for how it occurred. Campbell argues that the state in America is rooted in the country’s colonial experience and analyzes the evidence for this by reviewing governance at all levels of the American polity—local, state, and national—between 1754 and 1920. Campbell poses five critical causal references: war, geography, economic development, culture and identity (including citizenship and nationalism), and political capacity. This last factor embraces law and constitutionalism, administration, and political parties. The Paradox of Power makes a major contribution to our understanding of American statebuilding by emphasizing the fundamental role of local and state governance to successfully integrate urban, state, and national governments to create a composite and comprehensive portrait of how governance evolved in America.