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8 - Sheer Unadulterated Violence: The Battle Of Antietam
About this episode:
This is the story of the Battle of Sharpsburg, of Antietam, the bloodiest single day in the history of this nation. It was an engagment that moved popular historian Bruce Catton to write that September 17, 1862 was a day of sheer, unadulterated violence.
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Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode:
Bruce Catton
George B. McClellan
General Edmund Kirby-Smith
Braxton Bragg
Charles Francis Adams
Jefferson Davis
James Longstreet
D.H. Hill
Joseph Hooker
Other References From This Episode
Sharpsburg, Maryland
Harper's Ferry
Antietam Battle Map Featured Below:
Landscape Turned Red: The Battle Of Antietam
Antietam: The Photographic Legacy Of America's Bloodiest Day
Get The Guide:
Want to learn more about the Civil War? A great place to start is Fred's guide, The Civil War: A History of the War between the States from Workman Publishing. The guide is in its 9th printing.
*Title Image courtesy of Pixabay
Producer: Dan Irving
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By Fred Kiger
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About this episode:
This is the story of the Battle of Sharpsburg, of Antietam, the bloodiest single day in the history of this nation. It was an engagment that moved popular historian Bruce Catton to write that September 17, 1862 was a day of sheer, unadulterated violence.
----more----
Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode:
Bruce Catton
George B. McClellan
General Edmund Kirby-Smith
Braxton Bragg
Charles Francis Adams
Jefferson Davis
James Longstreet
D.H. Hill
Joseph Hooker
Other References From This Episode
Sharpsburg, Maryland
Harper's Ferry
Antietam Battle Map Featured Below:
Landscape Turned Red: The Battle Of Antietam
Antietam: The Photographic Legacy Of America's Bloodiest Day
Get The Guide:
Want to learn more about the Civil War? A great place to start is Fred's guide, The Civil War: A History of the War between the States from Workman Publishing. The guide is in its 9th printing.
*Title Image courtesy of Pixabay
Producer: Dan Irving
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