Before Antietam
Priest, John M.
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Before Antietam
Published
1996
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pages
433
ISBN-10
0195107128
Description
Robert E. Lee, after decisively repelling John Pope's August 1862 invasion of Virginia at the Second Battle of Manassas, took the offensive. Moving north into Maryland, Lee divided his forces to capture Harpers Ferry while continuing his advance further into Union territory. George B. McClellan, the new Union commander, learned that Lee had divided his forces, and advanced to attack the Confederates. The armies, from squad to corps level, fought hard in both cavalry and. Infantry actions for control of the three gaps across South Mountain, about sixty miles from the Federal capital. The victory McClellan's officers and men gave him forced Lee to fall back and regroup near the town of Sharpsburg, Maryland, thus setting the stage for the Civil War's bloodiest day which soon followed at Antietam Creek. Three days before that September day, the opposing armies fought a series of engagements that came to be known as the Battle of South. Mountain. Until Before Antietam, those battles existed in our history as only a footnote to the events at Antietam. Because of the work of John Michael Priest those terrible encounters now have their rightful place in American military history.
Antietam
The Maryland campaign from Sept. 1st to Sept. 20th, 1862
The Maryland campaign from Sept. 1st to Sept. 20th, 1862
The Baltimore Republican
The battle of Boonsboro Gap or South Mountain
The Battle of South Mountain
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This edition of Before Antietam has approximately 433 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
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For most readers, Before Antietam typically takes between 9h 1m and 6h 1m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 108,250 words and common reading speeds.
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The estimated word count for Before Antietam is approximately 108,250 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of Before Antietam?
Before Antietam was written by Priest, John M..
When was Before Antietam published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 1996. The original work may have been published on a different date.