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Antietam
By McPherson, James M.
- ISBN
- 978-0-19513-521-3
- Publisher
- Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2002.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on August 12, 2002
An appropriate selection for the publisher's "Pivotal Moments in American History" series, this pithy monograph by McPherson (history, Princeton; Battle Cry of Freedom) argues that the bloody clash at Antietam on September 17, 1862, in which over 6000 Union and Rebel troops perished, would ultimately determine the outcome of the Civil War. Earlier in the year, Lincoln's armies appeared near victory with such successful western campaigns as ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
