Full Description
This book offers a concise account of the origins, events and outcome of the Battle of Antietam in 1862, a desperate and hard-fought struggle in which Union troops under General McClellan missed an opportunity to destroy Robert E. Lee's Confederate army. It is illustrated with detailed maps and diagrams, contemporary drawings and prints.
Contents
The Campaign
The Opposing Commanders
The Opposing Armies
South Mountain
Opposing Plans, 17 September 1862
Antietam: Hooker's Attack
Antietam: Bloody Lane
Antietam: Burnside Bridge
Aftermath
The Battlefield Today
Chronology
A Guide to Further Reading
Wargaming the Antietam Campaign