Antietam, South Mountain, and Harpers Ferry [[electronic resource] ] : a battlefield guide / / Ethan S. Rafuse ; cartography by Christopher L. Brest

• Autore: Rafuse Ethan Sepp <1968->
• Pubblicazione: Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (283 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.7/3
• Soggetto topico: Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862; South Mountain, Battle of, Md., 1862; Battlefields - Maryland - Burkittsville Region
• Soggetto geografico: Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) History Siege, 1862; Antietam National Battlefield (Md.) Guidebooks; Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Guidebooks; Sharpsburg Region (Md.) Guidebooks; Burkittsville Region (Md.) Guidebooks; Harpers Ferry Region (W. Va.) Guidebooks; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Battlefields Guidebooks
• Altri autori: BrestChristopher Lawrence <1950->
• Note generali: "Bison Books"--Spine.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-263).
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; How to Use This Guide; Antietam; The Road to Antietam; Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center; Stop 1 Battlefield Vista; Stop 2 Pry House; Stop 3 North Woods; Stop 4 East Woods; Stop 5 The Hagerstown Pike; Stop 6 The Cornfield; Overview of Sumner's Fight, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.; Stop 7 West Woods; Stop 8 Dunker Church; Stop 9 Bloody Lane; Overview of Burnside's Fight, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; Stop 10 Burnside Bridge; Stop 11 The IX Corps Attacks; Stop 12 Otto Cornfield; Stop 13 Lee's Headquarters ; Stop 14 National CemeteryOptional Excursion 1: Bloody Lane; Stop A Hill's Defense, 9:30 A.M.; Stop B Weber's and Morris's Attacks, 9:30-10:00 A.M.; Stop C Kimball's Attack, 10:00-10:15 a.m.; Stop D Anderson and Richardson Arrive, 10:00-11:15 a.m.; Stop E The Irish Brigade Attacks, 11:15-11:45 a.m.; Stop F The Sunken Road Is Captured, 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; Stop G The Union Attack Stalls, 12:15-2:00 p.m.; Optional Excursion 2: Burnside Bridge; Stop A Toombs's Position, 7:30-10:00 a.m.; Stop B The First Federal Assault, 10:00-10:30 a.m.; Stop C Nagle's Attack, 10:45-11:15 a.m. ; Stop D The Federals Capture the Bridge, noon-1:00 p.m.Stop E The Union Bridgehead, 1:00-3:00 p.m.; Stop F Rodman's March and Crossing, 10:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m.; Stop G The Federal Pause, 1:00-3:00 p.m.; Optional Excursion 3: Boteler's Ford; Stop A Recrossing the Potomac, September 18-19, 1862; Stop B The Battle of Shepherdstown, September 19-20, 1862; South Mountain; Overview of the Battle of South Mountain,September 14, 1862; Stop 1 Fox's Gap; Stop 1A Cox's Attack, 5:00 a.m.-noon; Stop 1B Union Victory, noon-10:00 p.m.; Stop 2 Mt. Tabor Cemetery; Stop 3 Mountain House; Stop 4 Burkittsville ; Stop 5 Gathland State ParkHarpers Ferry; Overview of the Siege of Harpers Ferry,September 13-15, 1862; Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Visitor Center; Stop 1 Harpers Ferry; Stop 2 Bolivar Heights; After Antietam; Appendix A: Orders of Battle; Appendix B: Organization, Weapons, and Tactics; Sources; For Further Reading
• Sommario/riassunto: In September 1862 the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac conducted one of the truly great campaigns of the Civil War. At South Mountain, Harpers Ferry, and Antietam, North and South clashed in engagements whose magnitude and importance would earn this campaign a distinguished place in American military history. The siege of Harpers Ferry produced the largest surrender of U.S. troops in the nation's history until World War II, while the day-long battle at Antietam on September 17 still holds the distinction of being the single bloodiest day of combat in Amer
• Titolo autorizzato: Antietam, South Mountain, and Harpers Ferry
• ISBN: 1-281-95851-4; 9786611958510; 0-8032-1943-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778480303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: This hallowed ground.