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Gr 4-8 "It is terrible to march slowly into danger, and see and feel each second your chance of death is surer than it was the second before." These words from a Union officer begin to provide some reckoning of the horror that was the 1862 Battle of Antietam, which surely changed the course of the Civil War and provided Lincoln with the opportunity to issue the Emancipation Proclam...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

The Battle of Antietam, with almost 23,000 casualties, is known as the bloodiest single day of fighting in American history, a day Murphy defines as the turning point of the Civil War, both emotionally (the Emancipation Proclamation is signed at battle's end) and militarily. Maneuver by maneuver, he recounts the myriad skirmishes of that day, although the plethora of detail allows the physical fighting to somewhat overpower ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Murphy defines the Battle of Antietam, with almost 23,000 casualties, as the military and emotional turning point of the Civil War. Maneuver...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Antietam, one of the Civil War’s bloodiest battles, looms large in America’s imagination. In A Savage Thunder, Jim Murphy’s eye for striking detail and the inclusion of numerous firsthand accounts make the events of September 1862 immediate and affecting. Murphy includes quotes from sources both notable and obscure. Some of the most engaging material comes from General McClellan’s letters to his wife, Ellen. In one he brags, “Again I have been called upon to save the country.” Murphy discusses the character of other historical figures as well. Where Murphy portrays...Log In or Sign Up to Read More