A Fierce Glory: Antietam–The Desperate Battle That Saved Lincoln and Doomed Slavery

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From an acclaimed creator and historian, the dramatic, character-wealthy story of Antietam–the high-stakes battle Lincoln needed to win to save the Union and free the slaves

September 17, 1862, used to be The usa’s bloodiest day. When it ended, 3,654 soldiers lay dead at the land surrounding Antietam Creek in Western Maryland. The battle fought there used to be as deadly as the stakes were high.

For the first time, the Rebels had taken the war into Union territory. A Southern victory would have ended the war and split the nation in two. As an alternative, the North managed to drive the Confederate army back into Virginia. Emboldened by victory, albeit by the thinnest of margins, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves and making an investment the war with a new, higher purpose.

In this vivid, character-wealthy narrative, acclaimed creator Justin Martin reveals why this battle used to be the Civil War’s tipping point. The battle featured an unusually wealthy cast of characters and witnessed essential advances in medicine and communications. But the have an effect on of the battle on politics and society used to be its most essential legacy. Had the outcome been different, Martin argues, critical might-have-beens would have rippled forward to the present, creating a different society and two nations.

A Fierce Glory is a fascinating account of the Civil War’s most essential battle.

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