Unfurl those colors! : McClellan, Sumner, and the Second Army Corps in the Antietam campaign / Marion V. Armstrong, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Armstrong, Marion V., 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862.

United States. Army of the Potomac. Corps, 2nd.

United States.

Sumner, Edwin V. (Edwin Vose), 1797-1863--Military leadership.

Sumner, Edwin V.

McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885--Military leadership.

McClellan, George B.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (397 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A detailed account of the battle of Antietam that clarifies the epic struggle Unfurl Those Colors! examines the operational fabric of leadership and command in the Army of the Potomac during one of the most critical campaigns and battles of the Civil War. The Battle of Antietam remains "the bloodiest single day of combat in American history" with over 5,000 killed, 20,000 wounded, and 3,000 missing. Many eminent Civil War historians consider it the turning point of the war. As a result of the perceived Federal success at Antietam, Abraham Lincoln was

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Prelude; 2 Corps d'Armée; 3 The Second Army Corps; 4 Preparing for a New Campaign, 6 to 8 September 1862; 5 Campaigning in Maryland, 9 to 13 September 1862; 6 In Pursuit of the Enemy, 14 to 15 September 1862; 7 Preparation for Battle, 16 September 1862; 8 The West Woods; 9 The Sunken Road; 10 Afternoon, 17 September 1862; 11 Concluding the Campaign; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-363) and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8005-1

OCLC:

424521582