Black Antietam : African Americans and the Civil War in Sharpsburg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Amt, Emilie.

Series:

Civil War Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862.

Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862--Personal narratives, African American.

African Americans--Maryland--Sharpsburg--History--19th century.

African Americans.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans.

United States.

Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans.

Maryland.

Sharpsburg (Md.)--History--19th century.

Sharpsburg (Md.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (143 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2022.

Summary:

Read the story of the Battle of Antietam from the African American perspective.The African American community around Sharpsburg, Maryland witnessed John Brown's raid, wartime skirmishes, the Battle of South Mountain, and the aftermath of the bloodiest day in American history. Read stories of encounters with Abraham Lincoln and Union and Confederate generals, and of Black civilian suffering and sacrifice in the cause of freedom. Their experiences during four years of Civil War come to life in vivid detail, often in their own words. Award-winning historian Emilie Amt recounts the personal stories of African Americans, both enslaved and free, who lived on the battlefield and who worked in the armies who clashed there.

Contents:

Enslaved in Sharpsburg

Sharpsburg's larger Black community

War comes to Sharpsburg

The Battle of Antietam

Black men in the armies at Antietam

The crucible of freedom.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781439675137

1439675139

OCLC:

1345590496