On Hold September Echoes A Study of the Maryland Campaign of 1862 by John W Schildt

The fields around Sharpsburg and the hills surrounding Antietam Creek witnessed the bloodiest battle ever fought on the American Continent. Here the high tide of the Confederacy was reached. Antietam brought an end to the possibility of French and English intervention on the Southern side, and as Lincoln issued the preliminary statement about the Emancipation Proclamation, the war took on a new meaning. From now on the men in blue were fighting not just to preserve the Union, but to end slavery as well. This book presents the story of those memorable days in 1862. In its pages one can almost hear the echo of marching feet, songs by campfires, the booming of cannon, and the rattle of musketry. The excitement and tragedy of battle bring the echoes of September 1862 to life. Ship to USA only