Wisconsin at Antietam: The Badger State’s Sacrifice on America’s Bloodiest Day
Author: Cal Schoonover
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1467142158
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Ohio at Antietam: The Buckeye State’s Sacrifice on America’s Bloodiest Day
Author: Kevin R. Pawlak and Dan Welch
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2021-08
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1467146919
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmong the thousands who fought in the pivotal Battle of Antietam were scores of Ohioans. Sending eleven regiments and two batteries to the fight, the Buckeye State lost hundreds during the Maryland Campaign's first engagement, South Mountain, and hundreds more "gave their last full measure of devotion" at the Cornfield, the Bloody Lane and Burnside's Bridge. Many of these brave men are buried at the Antietam National Cemetery. Aged veterans who survived the ferocious contest returned to Antietam in the early 1900s to fight for and preserve the memory of their sacrifices all those years earlier. Join Kevin Pawlak and Dan Welch as they explore Ohio's role during those crucial hours on September 17, 1862.
Service with the Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers
Author: Rufus R. Dawes
Publisher:
Published: 1890
Total Pages: 426
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Cornfield
Author: David A. Welker
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2020-03-31
Total Pages: 585
ISBN-13: 1504062388
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Civil War battle in western Maryland that killed 22,000 men—and served no military purpose. For generations of Americans, the word Antietam—the name of a bucolic stream in western Maryland—held the same sense of horror and carnage that the date 9/11 does for Americans today. But Antietam eclipses even this modern tragedy as America’s single bloodiest day, on which 22,000 men became casualties in a war to determine our nation’s future. Antietam is forever burned into the American psyche as a battle bathed in blood that served no military purpose and brought no decisive victory. This much Americans know was true. What they didn’t know was why the battle broke out at all—until now. The Cornfield: Antietam’s Bloody Turning Point tells for the first time the full story of the struggle to control “the Cornfield,” the action on which the costly battle of Antietam turned. Because Federal and Confederate forces repeatedly traded control of the spot, the fight for the Cornfield is a story of human struggle against fearful odds, men seeking to do their duty, and a simple test of survival. Many of the firsthand accounts included in this volume have never before been revealed to modern readers or assembled in such a comprehensive, readable narrative. At the same time, The Cornfield offers fresh views of the battle as a whole, arguing that two central facts doomed thousands of soldiers. This new, provocative perspective is certain to change our modern understanding of how the battle of Antietam was fought and its role in American history.
Four Years With The Iron Brigade
Author: William R. Ray
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2002-01-04
Total Pages: 470
ISBN-13: 0306811197
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The Civil War as seen from the front ranks of a legendary fighting unit"--Cover.
Wisconsin at Antietam
Author: Cal Schoonover
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2020-10-12
Total Pages: 131
ISBN-13: 1439669937
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest day in American history, and Wisconsin played a vital role. The Second, Sixth and Seventh Wisconsin Regiments served in the Iron Brigade, one of the most respected infantries in the Federal army, and fighting by their side in Maryland was the Third Wisconsin. The mettle of the Badger State was sorely tested and proven on South Mountain and on the bloody Miller's Cornfield. The Third alone lost more than half its men to death or injury, and the Iron Brigade, too, suffered extraordinary losses. Yet Wisconsin's sacrifices at Antietam rebuffed the Confederate incursion into Northern territory and enabled the Emancipation Proclamation. Civil War historian Cal Schoonover sheds new light on the exploits of Wisconsin soldiers in this turning point to secure the Union.
Too Afraid to Cry
Author: Kathleen A. Ernst
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780811734240
DOWNLOAD EBOOK- 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.
Those Damned Black Hats!
Author: Lance J. Herdegen
Publisher:
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781932714838
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the first book-length account of the Iron Brigade's experiences in Pennsylvania during that fateful summer of 1863. Drawing upon a wealth of sources, including previously unpublished accounts, Herdegen details for the first time the exploits of the 2nd, 6th, and 7th Wisconsin, 19th Indiana, and 24th Michigan regiments during the entire camp
A Field Guide to Antietam
Author: Carol Reardon
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Published: 2016-09-07
Total Pages: 415
ISBN-13: 1469630214
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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, this is an absolutely essential guide to Antietam and its lasting legacy.
The Maps of Antietam
Author: Bradley M. Gottfried
Publisher:
Published: 2019-06-19
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781611214987
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis magisterial work breaks down the entire campaign into 21 map sets enriched with 124 original full-page color maps. These spectacular cartographic creations bore down to the regimental and battery level. Opposite each map is a full facing page of detailed text to make the story of General Lee's invasion into Maryland come alive.
