A Field Guide To Antietam Experiencing The Battlefield Through Its History Places And People Carol Reardon by Carol Reardon 9781469630212, 1469630214 instant download after payment.

The Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862, and still stands as the
bloodiest single day in American military history. Additionally, in its
aftermath, President Abraham Lincoln issued his famous Emancipation
Proclamation. In this engaging, easy-to-use guide, Carol Reardon and Tom Vossler
allow visitors to understand this crucial Civil War battle in fine detail.
Abundantly illustrated with maps and historical and modern photographs, A
Field Guide to Antietam explores twenty-one sites on and near the
battlefield where significant action occurred. Combining crisp narrative and
rich historical context, each stop in the book is structured around the
following questions:
*What happened here?
*Who fought here?
*Who
commanded here?
*Who fell here?
*Who lived here?
*How did participants
remember the events?
With accessible presentation and fresh interpretations
of primary and secondary evidence.