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The Maps of Antietam: An Atlas of the Antietam (Sharpsburg) Campaign, including the Battle of South Mountain, September 2 – 20, 1862 (Savas Beatie Military Atlas) by Bradley M. Gottfried Product Details Hardcover: 360 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (June 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1611210860 ISBN-13: 978-1611210866 Savas Beaties “The Maps of” series makes available high […]

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UNHOLY SABBATH: The Battle of South Mountain in History and Memory, September 14, 1862 by Brian Jordan Product Details Hardcover: 408 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (January 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1611210887 ISBN-13: 978-1611210880 Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches Mentioning the battle of South Mountain produces a limited set of responses. The most […]

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Civil War Book Acquisitions: February 2012, Part 3 Title: Unholy Sabbath: The Battle of South Mountain in History and Memory, September 14, 1862 Author: Jordan, Brian M. Publisher: Savas Beatie ISBN-13: 978-1-61121-088-0 Price: $32.95 (Hardcover); $9.99 (Kindle) TOCWOC’s Take: I reviewed this excellent new book last week.  Here’s an excerpt: Was the Union surrender at […]

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Jordan, Brian M. Unholy Sabbath: The Battle of South Mountain in History and Memory, September 14, 1862 (Savas Beatie, January 2012). 408 pages, illustrations, 12 maps, bibliography, footnotes, index. ISBN: 978-1-61121-088-0 $32.95 (Hardcover). Was the Union surrender at Harpers Ferry or the Battle of South Mountain the more important event in the 1862 Maryland Campaign?  […]

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Back to the George Nafziger American Civil War Order of Battle Collection Confederate Forces McLaws’ Division Engagement at Crampton’s Gap 14 September 1862 Cobb’s Brigade: Georgia Legion (22/226) 16th Georgia Infantry Regiment (27/341) 24th Georgia Infantry Regiment (22/270) 15th North Carolina Infantry Regiment (27/375) Troup Artillery (2 10pdr Parrotts, 1 12pdr Howitzer, 2 6pdrs)(l/30) Semmes’ […]

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