Ethan S Rafuse

Antietam, South Mountain, and Harpers Ferry

A Battlefield Guide

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Produktbeschreibung

Ethan S. Rafuse is an associate professor of military history at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. He is the author of several books, including McClellan¿s War: The Failure of Moderation in the Struggle for the Union, and is the coeditor of The Ongoing Civil War: New Versions of Old Stories.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nebraska
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 146mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 382g
• ISBN-13: 9780803239708
• ISBN-10: 080323970X
• Artikelnr.: 23595954

Autorenporträt

Ethan S. Rafuse is an associate professor of military history at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. He is the author of several books, including McClellan's War: The Failure of Moderation in the Struggle for the Union, and is the coeditor of The Ongoing Civil War: New Versions of Old Stories.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction
How to Use This Guide
Antietam
The Road to Antietam
Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center
Stop 1      Battlefield Vista
1a    Lee Arrives, September 15, 1862
1b    Lee Deploys and Plans, September 16, 1862
1c    Lee's Battle Plan, September 17, 1862
Stop 2      Pry House
2a    The Federals Arrive, September 15, 1862
2b    McClellan Deploys His Command, September 16, 1862
2c    McClellan Plans and Manages the Battle, September 17, 1862
Overview of Hooker's Fight, 5:309:00 a.m.
Stop 3      North Woods
3a    Hooker Moves into Position, September 1617, 1862
3b    The I Corps Attacks, 5:006:00 a.m.
Stop 4      East Woods
4a    Twilight Skirmish, September 16, 1862, 4:307:00 p.m.
4b    Ricketts's Battle, September 17, 1862, 5:007:00 a.m.
Stop 5      The Hagerstown Pike
5a    Doubleday's Attack, 6:006:30 a.m.
5b    Into the Cornfield, 6:007:00 a.m.
Stop 6      The Cornfield
6a    Hood's Counterattack, 6:457:15 a.m.
6b    Hood's Repulse, 7:157:45 a.m.
6c    Hill Arrives, 7:458:30 a.m.
6d    Greene's Advance, 8:159:00 a.m.
Overview of Sumner's Fight, 9:00 a.m.2:00 p.m.
Stop 7      West Woods
7a    Sumner Arrives, 7:009:00 a.m.
7b    Into the West Woods, 9:009:30 a.m.
7c    McLaws Arrives, 8:009:30 a.m.
7d    "We must get out of this," 9:0010:00 a.m.
7e    Gordon's Charge, 9:4510:15 a.m.
Stop 8      Dunker Church
8a    Greene Seizes the West Woods, 9:00 a.m.12:45 p.m.
8b    Franklin's Battle, 1:003:00 p.m.
Stop 9      Bloody Lane
9a    French Arrives, 7:309:30 a.m.
9b    French's Attack, 9:3011:00 a.m.
9c    The Union Breakthrough, 11:00 a.m.1:30 p.m.
Overview of Burnside's Fight, 10:00 a.m.6:00 p.m.
Stop 10     Burnside Bridge
10a   "A Difficult Task," 9:0011:15 a.m.
10b   The Federal Success, 11:15 a.m.1:30 p.m.
Stop 11     The IX Corps Attacks
11a   The Federals Deploy, 1:003:00 p.m.
11b   Christ's and Welsh's Advance, 3:154:30 p.m.
11c   Rodman's Attack, 3:154:30 p.m.
Stop 12     Otto Cornfield
12a   A. P. Hill Arrives, 3:004:15 p.m.
12b   The 16th Connecticut, 3:454:30 p.m.
12c   The Federals Hold the Bridge, 4:306:00 p.m.
Stop 13     Lee's Headquarters
13a   Lee's Council of War, September 17, 1862
13b   The Day After, September 18, 1862
Stop 14     National Cemetery
14a   Lee Retreats, September 1821, 1862
14b   Antietam National Cemetery
Optional Excursion 1    Bloody Lane
Stop A      Hill's Defense, 9:30 a.m.
Stop B      Weber's and Morris's Attacks, 9:3010:00 a.m.
Stop C      Kimball's Attack, 10:0010:15 a.m.
Stop D      Anderson and Richardson Arrive, 10:0011:15 a.m.
Stop E      The Irish Brigade Attacks, 11:1511:45 a.m.
Stop F      The Sunken Road Is Captured, 11:45 a.m.12:15 p.m.
Stop G      The Union Attack Stalls, 12:152:00 p.m.
Optional Excursion 2    Burnside Bridge
Stop A      Toombs's Position, 7:3010:00 a.m.
Stop B      The First Federal Assault, 10:0010:30 a.m.
Stop C      Nagle's Attack, 10:4511:15 a.m.
Stop D      The Federals Capture the Bridge, noon1:00 p.m.
Stop E      The Union Bridgehead, 1:003:00 p.m.
Stop F      Rodman's March and Crossing, 10:30 a.m.1:15 p.m.
Stop G      The Federal Pause, 1:003:00 p.m.
Optional Excursion 3    Boteler's Ford
Stop A      Recrossing the Potomac, September 1819, 1862
Stop B      The Battle of Shepherdstown, September 1920, 1862
South Mountain
Overview of the Battle of South Mountain, September 14, 1862
Stop 1      Fox's Gap
1a    Cox's Attack, 5:00 a.m.noon
1b    Union Victory, noon10:00 p.m.
Stop 2      Mt. Tabor Cemetery
2a    Meade's Assault and Rodes's Defense, 4:306:00 p.m.
2b    Hatch's Assault, 4:3010:00 p.m.
Stop 3      Mountain House
3a    Gibbon's Attack, 5:009:00 p.m.
Stop 4      Burkittsville
4a    Franklin's Assignment, 5:00 a.m.noon
4b    The Federal Attack, noon5:45 p.m.
Stop 5      Gathland State Park
5a    Cobb's Defense, 5:456:00 p.m.
5b    Last Stand at Crampton's Gap, 6:007:00 p.m.
5c    Franklin Moves into Pleasant Valley, September 15, 1862
Harpers Ferry
Overview of the Siege of Harpers Ferry, September 1315, 1862
Harpers Ferry National Historic Park Visitor Center
Stop 1      Harpers Ferry
1a    Strategic Point and Deathtrap
1b    The Confederates Converge on Harpers Ferry, September 1013, 1862
1c    The Hapless Defenders, September 1013, 1862
Stop 2      Bolivar Heights
2a    The Noose Is Closed, September 13, 1862
2b    Confederate Bombardment, September 1415, 1862
2c    Harpers Ferry Falls, September 1415, 1862
After Antietam
Appendix A  Orders of Battle
Appendix B  Organization, Weapons, and Tactics
Sources
For Further Reading