THE GLEAM OF BAYONETS - BATTLE OF ANTIETAM MARYLAND

Description: THE GLEAM OF BAYONETS THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM AND ROBERT E. LEE’S MARYLAND CAMPAIGN, SEPTEMBER 1862 BY JAMES V. MURFIN INTRODUCTION BY JAMES I. ROBERTSON, JR. FIRST EDITION FINE - CONDITION BOOK NEAR FINE CONDITION DUST JACKET PROTECTED IN A CLEAR, BRODART COVER Original, Clean, Solidly Bound, Antique Book Loaded with Illustrations, Photographs and Maps Contains Appendices and Bibliography; Full Order of Battle; Fully Referenced and Indexed PUBLISHED BY THOMAS YOSELOFF, NEW YORK, IN 1965 This is the first book to study in depth the momentous and decisive Battle of Antietam, a battle which heretofore has largely been ignored by historians. The result of nine years of careful and painstaking research, The Gleam of Bayonets is a comprehensive account of all the factors, events, and personalities which contributed to and composed this important moment in the Civil War. In addition to providing a scholarly work, James Murfin has produced a highly readable and perceptive book in which the characters of the men involved, from private to general, come into clear and human focus. The gentleness and patience of Lincoln, the vacillations of McClellan, and the grandeur of Lee – all unfold before the reader. The battle itself is presented with remarkable clarity; atmosphere and fact, emotions and tactical movements blend together into a harmonious whole. Nothing has escaped the author’s research – from a Maryland woman’s reaction to “The Flower of lee’s army” to the intricate maneuvers of both sides during the battle – it is all here. The book contains eighteen battle maps, organizational tables for both armies, and numerous photographs, including two that have never before been published. Appendices on Lee's "Lost Dispatch", A Confederate Proclamation to Pennyslvania, Orders of Battle for Both Union and Confederate Armies at the Battle of Antietam, Maryland Campaign Casualty Reports, and Important Documents Pertaining to the Maryland Campaign of 1862. THIS BOOK IS IN FINE CONDITION This original, first edition, antique book is in excellent condition. It comes in the original dust jacket that is clean and bright with light edge wear and is protected in a clear, Brodart cover. The book is sharp and clean. It has solid binding throughout. The exterior of the book is clean with no discernible edge wear. The interior is clean and the pages are in excellent condition. There is a tiny prior-owner name and date on ther top, inside corner of the front end page discretely hidden behind the dust jacket flap (see photo). The book has no foxing, smudging, stamps, pasteboards or other markings. It is not an ex-library book. The book features 18 battle maps, organizational tables and numerous photographs. 451 pages. An excellent condition, First Edition, anitique book. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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