Can I read The Maryland Campaign of September 1862 : Volume III: the Battle of Shepherdstown and the End of the Campaign on EtoBox?

The Maryland Campaign of September 1862 : Volume III: the Battle of Shepherdstown and the End of the Campaign by Ezra A. Carman, Thomas G.Clemens editor is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Maryland Campaign of September 1862 : Volume III: the Battle of Shepherdstown and the End of the Campaign about?

The Battle of Shepherdstown and the End of the Campaign is the third and final volume of Ezra Carman's magisterial The Maryland Campaign of September 1862. As bloody and horrific as the battle of Antietam was, historian Ezra Carman--who penned a 1,800-page manuscript on the Maryland campaign--did not believe it was the decisive battle of the campaign. Generals Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan intended to continue fighting after Sharpsburg, but the battle of Shepherdstown Ford (September 19 and 20) forced them to abandon their goals and end the campaign. Carman was one of the few who gave this smaller engagement its due importance, detailing the disaster that befell the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry and Maj. Gen. A. P. Hill's success in repulsing the Union advance, and the often overlooked foray of Jeb Stuart's cavalry to seize the Potomac River ford at Williamsport. Carman also added a statistical study of the casualties in the various battles of the entire Maryland Campaign, and covered Lincoln's decision to relieve McClellan of command on November 7. He also explored the relations between President Lincoln and General McClellan before and after the Maryland Campaign, which he

Who reads The Maryland Campaign of September 1862 : Volume III: the Battle of Shepherdstown and the End of the Campaign?

Author

Ezra A. Carman, Thomas G.Clemens editor

Publisher

Savas Beatie

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781611211146

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, Memoir, History

Rating

4.9 / 5 (33 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14