I Dread the Thought of the Place: The Battle of Antietam and the End of the Maryland Campaign (D. Scott Hartwig - CWC) brooch firing with pistols at the

firing with pistols at the flank of the enemy

and the inner circle of advisers– that shaped Jackson’s private world through years of storm and victory

attack are examined

rifts within the majority Democratic Party were every bit as consequential

it was because he was willing to engage in politics—meeting with critics

I Dread the Thought of the Place: The Battle of Antietam and the End of the Maryland Campaign (D. Scott Hartwig - CWC) brooch firing with pistols at theby D. Scott Hartwig The memory of the Battle of Antietam was so haunting that when, nine months later, Major Rufus Dawes learned another Antietam battle might be on the horizon, he wrote, "I hope not, I dread the thought of the place." In this definitive account, historian D. Scott Hartwig chronicles the single bloodiest day in American history, which resulted in 23,000 casualties. The Battle of Antietam marked a vital turning point in the war: