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A great book about the Civil War battle at Antietam. It goes into great detail about this one specific battle and how it influenced the direction of the war. Contains minimal information about the rest of the Civil war. It focuses almost entirely on this particular battle.
Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press; First Edition edition (2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0965461181
ISBN-13: 978-0965461184
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (107 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,703,905 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #72 in Books > History > Americas > United States > Civil War > Campaigns & Battlefields > Antietam #16945 in Books > History > Military > United States
On September 17, 1862, the Army of the Potomac commanded by General George B. McClellan met the Army of Northern Virgina commanded by Robert E. Lee in the fields near Sharpsburg, Maryland. The result was the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day in American History and a pivotal moment of the Civil War. The battle ended the Confederacy's first invasion of the North and gave President Lincoln the opportunity to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.In his short study, "Crossroads of Freedom" Professor McPherson weaves together many strands in discussing the significance of the battle. First, he places the battle against the backdrop of the prior military course of the war, both in the Eastern and the Western Theatres. He points out how Union successes in the early part of 1862 were followed by serious defeats in the Seven Days Battle and Second Manassas with the tide of the war turning to the Confederacy. Although the South would again invade the North culminating in the Battle of Gettysberg, Antietam was a clear check to Southern momentum. It gave the Union the courage, will and political force to fight on.Second, Professor McPherson emphasizes the role of the European powers -- England and France -- in the Civil War. These nations followed events in America closely and were economically at risk from the loss of Southern cotton for their textile mills. They likely would have recognized the Confederacy if the results of the first invasion of the North had favored the Cofederacy.Third, and probably most importantly to his theme, Professor McPherson discusses the role of Antietam in the changing character of the Civil War. President Lincoln was opposed to slavery, but his initial war aims did not include freeing the slaves. Rather he wished to hold the Union together.
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