Now Available in Paperback First study of the Antietam campaign from civilians' perspectives Many never-before-published accounts of the Battle of Antietam
The battle at Antietam Creek, the bloodiest day of the American Civil War, left more than 23,000 men dead, wounded, or missing. Facing the aftermath were the men, women, and children living in the village of Sharpsburg and on surrounding farms. In Too Afraid to Cry, Kathleen Ernst recounts the dramatic experiences of these Maryland citizens—stories that have never been told—and also examines the complex political web holding together Unionists and Secessionists, many of whom lived under the same roofs in this divided countryside.
horsemom52
Posted April 13, 2012
Couldn't put this book down, left me wanting to read more. A riveting detailed account of what it was like to live at this time. Amazing and haunting insight into the lives of the average person caught in the tragedy of the Civil War.
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Posted March 7, 2001
Not until Kathleen Ernst has anyone told as complete a story of the devastation of the civilian population of Sharpsburg, Maryland. Imagine a small farming center descended upon by armies of 130,000 men. The Sharpsburg civilians were stripped bare of their food and animals, their homes shelled and set afire. Their harvest trampled and destroyed with winter only weeks away. Today in Sharpsburg the stamp of the Civil War is still everywhere, in the homes scarred by artillery damage, in the shells and bullets uncovered in the lawns and fields, and in the hardy faces of the descendents of those who faced the battle. Kathleen Ernst has done a masterful job, easy to read, and well researched, should be read by everyone interested in this period of history.
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Now Available in Paperback First study of the Antietam campaign from civilians' perspectives Many never-before-published accounts of the Battle of Antietam
The battle at Antietam Creek, the bloodiest day of the American Civil War, left more than 23,000 men dead, wounded, or missing. Facing the aftermath were the men, women, and children living in the village of Sharpsburg and on surrounding farms. In Too Afraid to Cry, Kathleen Ernst recounts the dramatic experiences of these ...