{"product_id":"antietam-gallagher-9780873384001","title":"Antietam: Essays on the 1863 Maryland Campaign","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe relative importance of Civil War campaigns is a matter for debate among historians and buffs alike. Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Atlanta have their advocates. Gettysburg certainly maintains its hold on the popular imagination. More recently has come the suggestion that no single campaign or battle decided the war or even appreciably altered its direction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf any one battle was a dividing line, Antietam is a solid contender. In no other campaign were the political, diplomatic, and military elements aligned so favorably for the Confederacy. Yet Lee's retreat after the terrible battle in September 1862 changed everything. Great Britain had second thoughts about intervention; Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation; and Lee's army, while victorious on other fields, proved not to be unbeatable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcross the years, Antietam remains the worst one-day slaughter in American history. The ghastly losses in the Cornfield, the West Woods, and the Sunken Road still appall the reader. Lee's gamble against disaster and George McClellan's inexplicable refusal to press his advantage remain puzzlements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallagher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0873384008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780873384001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kent State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.01w x 0.43d","brand":"Gallagher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49148197634303,"sku":"9780873384001","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/antietam-gallagher-9780873384001","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}