The Antietam Campaign

The Antietam Campaign

by Gary W. Gallagher (Editor)
The Antietam Campaign

The Antietam Campaign

by Gary W. Gallagher (Editor)

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Overview

The Maryland campaign of September 1862 ranks among the most important military operations of the American Civil War. Crucial political, diplomatic, and military issues were at stake as Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan maneuvered and fought in the western part of the state. The climactic clash came on September 17 at the battle of Antietam, where more than 23,000 men fell in the single bloodiest day of the war.

Approaching topics related to Lee's and McClellan's operations from a variety of perspectives, contributors to this volume explore questions regarding military leadership, strategy, and tactics, the impact of the fighting on officers and soldiers in both armies, and the ways in which participants and people behind the lines interpreted and remembered the campaign. They also discuss the performance of untried military units and offer a look at how the United States Army used the Antietam battlefield as an outdoor classroom for its officers in the early twentieth century.

The contributors are William A. Blair, Keith S. Bohannon, Peter S. Carmichael, Gary W. Gallagher, Lesley J. Gordon, D. Scott Hartwig, Robert E. L. Krick, Robert K. Krick, Carol Reardon, and Brooks D. Simpson.





Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780807858943
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 02/25/2008
Series: Military Campaigns of the Civil War
Edition description: 1
Pages: 352
Sales rank: 1,062,699
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.79(d)

About the Author

Gary W. Gallagher is John L. Nau III Professor of History at the University of Virginia and author or editor of numerous books, including Lee and His Army in Confederate History and The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 (both from the University of North Carolina Press).

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction
The Net Result of the Campaign Was in Our Favor: Confederate Reaction to the Maryland Campaign
Gary W. Gallagher
General McClellan's Bodyguard: The Army of the Potomac after Antietam
Brooks D. Simpson
Maryland, Our Maryland: Or How Lincoln and His Army Helped to Define the Confederacy
William A. Blair
Dirty, Ragged, and Ill-Provided For: Confederate Logistical Problems in the 1862 Maryland Campaign and Their Solutions
Keith S. Bohannon
Who Would Not Be a Soldier: The Volunteers of '62 in the Maryland Campaign
D. Scott Hartwig
All Who Went into That Battle Were Heroes: Remembering the 16th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers at Antietam
Lesley J. Gordon
Defending Lee's Flank: J. E. B. Stuart, John Pelham, and Confederate Artillery on Nicodemus Heights
Robert E. L. Krick
It Appeared As Though Mutual Extermination Would Put a Stop to the Awful Carnage: Confederates in Sharpsburg's Bloody Lane
Robert K. Krick
We Don't Know What on Earth to Do with Him: William Nelson Pendleton and the Affair at Shepherdstown, September 19, 1862
Peter S. Carmichael
From Antietam to the Argonne: The Maryland Campaign's Lessons for Future Leaders of the American Expeditionary Force
Carol Reardon
Bibliographic Essay
Contributors
Index

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From the Publisher

This paperback . . . will make this fine work readily available and affordable for college classrooms and firesides tables, where it can inform, enlighten, and entertain.—Military History of the West



[This book] significantly advances our understanding of a well-known clash between the North and the South. . . . The essays in this volume, as in the earlier entries in this fine series, show that it is still possible for scholars to explore new and challenging interpretations of the legendary but familiar battles of the Civil War. Blending tactical and strategic analysis with insights into social, cultural, political, and economic trends, The Antietam Campaign is fascinating and instructive. . . . It should inspire historians of the Middle Period to adopt a similarly rigorous, analytical approach to the study of the war's battles.—Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography



This collection of essays edited by Professor Gary Gallagher offers entertaining passages, interesting details, and thought-provoking ideas. The entries in the book also have complementary strengths: some are valuable for the wealth of their information, others are valuable for the depth of their analyses. All of them are enjoyable to read. This volume should attract a large and varied audience.—Journal of Southern History



In this book, Gallagher again demonstrates that he is willing to challenge traditional and recent revisionist interpretations of the Civil War with equal energy. He and this team of writers collectively combat the popular and often incorrect interpretations of the war. The Antietam Campaign offers many new insights and is highly recommended to the serious student of the Civil War.—North Carolina Historical Review



The Antietam Campaign is at once a lively and provocative read. It offers proof that the study of military history, too often detached from the larger social and political contexts, can be rewarding to those who seek to understand more thoroughly our nation's past.—Southern Historian



Each of the articles in The Antietam Campaign is well researched and written in a delightful prose style befitting the interesting subject matter. A brief but insightful bibliographical essay compliments the notes accompanying each article. Readers with an interest in the Maryland Campaign and a sound grasp of the general scenario will find these detailed pieces both thought provoking and instructive.—Civil War Regiments



[Gallagher] forges ten finely crafted essays into a stunning piece of scholarship. . . . Engagingly written, the essays provide an abundance of fresh and noteworthy insights that should stimulate further research into other topics. . . . For any serious student or reader, this set of essays is mandatory reading.—Virginia Magazine of History and Biography



This latest volume in the Military Campaigns of the Civil War series continues the tradition of excellence established with its first publication. . . . The Antietam Campaign succeeds wonderfully in its goal of exploring 'a variety of questions and topics with an eye toward underscoring the potential of Civil War military operations as subjects for research and interpretation.' The book deserves a place on bookshelves next to the standard monographs about the Battle of Sharpsburg.—Civil War History



This is a far-ranging and provocative collection of essays. As intended, it both informs and challenges.—Richmond Times-Dispatch



A well-crafted collection of reasoned and thought provoking examinations of issues revolving around the battle. Your Antietam library is incomplete without it.—Civil War News

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