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Before Antietam: The Battle for South Mountain. Priest has admirably fulfilled the goal of his book Antietam by giving us a vivid portrait of the individuals who fought at Antietam, their combat, heroism, and death

Before Antietam: The Battle for South Mountain. Priest has admirably fulfilled the goal of his book Antietam by giving us a vivid portrait of the individuals who fought at Antietam, their combat, heroism, and death. No one who wants to know more about Civil War combat and the enlisted man can afford to miss this new study.

He presents the fighting through the eyes of the Northern and Southern soldiers and it is done is such an easy manner that the narrative flows along quite well. The only criticism I have of the book itself is the standard of the maps

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oceedings{Priest1992BeforeAT, title {Before Antietam: The Battle for South Mountain}, author {John Michael Priest}, year {1992} }. John Michael Priest. The dates of 16-18 September 1862 mark the bloodiest battle in the American Civil War: Antietam. This book offers a tactical exploration of the Maryland campaign and the Battles of South Mountain, describing the decisive events leading up to the battle

Antietam is not a book about generals and their grand strategies, but .

Antietam is not a book about generals and their grand strategies, but rather concerns men such as the Pennsylvanian corporal who lied to receive the Medal of Honor; the Virginian who lay unattended on the battlefield through most of the second day of fighting, his arm shattered from a Union artillery shell; the Confederate surgeon who wrote to the sweetheart he left behind enemy lines in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

In Before Antietem, John Michael Priest offers the first book-length, tactical exploration of the Maryland campaign and the Battles of South Mountain, describing the decisive events leading up to the famous battle and elevating them from mere footnote status to a matter of military record.

In Before Antietem, John Michael Priest offers the first book-length, tactical exploration of the Maryland campaign and the Battles of South Mountain, describing the decisive events leading up to the famous battle and elevating them from mere footnote status to a matter of military record

No one who wants to know more about Civil War combat and the enlisted man can afford to miss this new study.

Priest, John M. Before Antietam: The Battle for South Mountain. Cavanaugh, Michael . and William Marvel, The Petersburg Campaign: The Battle of the Crater: "The Horrid Pit," June 25 - August 6, 1864. Shippensburg, Pennsylvania: White Mane Publishing C. 1992. Rafuse, Ethan S. Antietam, South Mountain & Harpers Ferry: A Battlefield Guide. Lincoln, Nebraska: Bison Books, 2008. Sears, Stephen W. Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam. Lynchburg, Virginia: . Chase, J. J. The Charge at Day–Break: Scenes and Incidents at the Battle of the Mine Explosion.

Civil War Trust: John, your new book, The Battle of South Mountain, is a welcome addition for those who want .

Civil War Trust: John, your new book, The Battle of South Mountain, is a welcome addition for those who want to learn more about this important 1862 battle. My intention with The Battle of South Mountain was to present a succinct narrative history of this important battle, focusing on the action at Frosttown, Turner’s, Fox’s, and Crampton’s Gaps, while at the same time placing the battle within the larger context of the consequential Maryland Campaign of September 1862.