Unholy sabbath : the Battle of South Mountain in history and memory, September 14, 1862 / Brian Matthew Jordan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jordan, Brian Matthew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

South Mountain, Battle of, Md., 1862.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 p.)

Place of Publication:

El Dorado Hills, CA : Savas Beatie, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many readers of Civil War history have been led to believe the battle of South Mountain (September 14, 1862) was but a trifling skirmish, a preliminary engagement of little strategic or tactical consequence overshadowed by Antietam's horrific carnage just three days later. In fact, the fight was a decisive Federal victory and important turning point in the campaign, as historian Brian Matthew Jordan argues convincingly in his fresh interpretation Unholy Sabbath: The Battle of South Mountain in History and Memory, September 14, 1862.Most writers brush past the mid-September battle in a few para

Contents:

Introduction; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: "The divine will" The War for the North, 1861-1862; Chapter 2: "Throwing off the oppression"The War for the Confederacy, 1861-1862; Chapter 3: "Maryland, My Maryland" Lee Invades the North; Chapter 4: "Will send you trophies"McClellan Pursues Lee's Army; Chapter 5: "My God, be careful!"The Morning Fight for Fox's Gap; Chapter 6: "Hallo, Sam, I am dead!"The Afternoon Fight for Fox's Gap; Chapter 7: "The worst looking place to take" The Fight for Turner's Turnpike

Chapter 8: ""The success was complete"" Turner's Gap: The Battle for the National TurnpikeChapter 9: ""Knocking on the back door to Harper's Ferry"" The Fight for Crampton's Gap; Chapter 10: ""The day has gone against us"" Losing South Mountain; Chapter 11: ""One of the great critical points in the history of the war"" South Moutain in History and Memory; Appendix 1: Union Order of Battle and Losses; Appendix 2: Confederate Order of Battle and Losses; Appendix 3: An Interview with Author brian Matthew Jordan; Bibliography; Index

Special Excerpt (Following Index): The Maryland Campaign of 1862, Vol. 1: South Mountain-by Ezra A. Carman (edited and annotated by Thomas G. Clemens)

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9781611210897

1611210895

OCLC:

797916154