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To Antietam Creek : the Maryland Campaign of September 1862 /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hartwig, D. Scott
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Maryland Campaign, 1862.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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 Mountain :"It was determined to retire to Sharpsburg"
  • The trap closes and a dash of cavalry :"The fate of Harper's Ferry was sealed"
  • The fall of Harpers Ferry :"Through god's blessing, Harper's Ferry and its garrison are to be surrendered"
  • September 16 :"We are entirely too methodical"
  • Eve of battle :"I shall not, however, soon forget that night".