Before Antietam: The Battle for South Mountain

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Before Antietam: The Battle for South Mountain

Robert E. Lee, after decisively repelling John Pope's August 1862 invasion of Virginia at the Second Battle of Manassas, took the offensive. Moving north into Maryland, Lee divided his forces to capture Harpers Ferry while continuing his advance further into Union territory. George B. McClellan, the new Union commander, learned that Lee had divided his forces, and advanced to attack the Confederates. The armies, from squad to corps level, fought hard in both cavalry and infantry actions for control of the three gaps across South Mountain, about sixty miles from the Federal capital. The victory McClellan's officers and men gave him forced Lee to fall back and regroup near the town of Sharpsburg, Maryland, thus setting the stage for the Civil War's bloodiest day which soon followed at Antietam Creek.
Three days before that September day, the opposing armies fought a series of engagements that came to be known as the Battle of South Mountain. Until Before Antietam, those battles existed in our history as only a footnote to the events at Antietam. Because of the work of John Michael Priest those terrible encounters now have their rightful place in American military history.

Country	USA
Author	John Michael Priest
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Brand: White Mane Pub
EAN	9780942597370
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0942597370
Label	White Mane Pub
Manufacturer	White Mane Pub
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	433
PublicationDate	1992-11-01
Publisher	White Mane Pub
SKU	HY307362
Studio	White Mane Pub
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Before Antietam: The Battle for South Mountain

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