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Crossroads of Freedom
Antietam
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The Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest
single day in American history, with more than 6,000 soldiers
killed--four times the number lost on D-Day, and twice the number killed
in the September 11th terrorist attacks. In Crossroads of Freedom
, America's most eminent Civil War historian, James M. McPherson, paints
a masterful account of this pivotal battle, the events that led up to
it, and its aftermath.As McPherson shows, by September 1862 the survival of the United States was in doubt. The Union had suffered a string of defeats, and Robert E. Lee's army was in Maryland, poised to threaten Washington. The British government was openly talking of recognizing the Confederacy and brokering a peace between North and South. Northern armies and voters were demoralized. And Lincoln had shelved his proposed edict of emancipation months before, waiting for a victory that had not come--that some thought would never come.
Both Confederate and Union troops knew the war was at a crossroads, that they were marching toward a decisive battle. It came along the ridges and in the woods and cornfields between Antietam Creek and the Potomac River. Valor, misjudgment, and astonishing coincidence all played a role in the outcome. McPherson vividly describes a day of savage fighting in locales that became forever famous- less
Oxford University Press; September 2002
224 pages; ISBN 9780199830909
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224 pages; ISBN 9780199830909
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0199726736
9780195135213
9780199726738
9780199830909
9781602564145

