Unfurl Those Colors!: McClellan, Sumner, and the Second Army Corps in the Antietam Campaign
Autor Marion V. Armstrong, Jr.en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 feb 2024
Unfurl Those Colors! provides an operational study of the Army of the Potomac during the pivotal Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, illuminating in details that will fascinate scholars and armchair generals alike US army commander George B. McClellan’s command decisions and how those decisions were carried out in the middle and lower ranks of the Second Army Corps.
Armstrong offers the most comprehensive account yet of the Second Army Corps’s fight at Antietam, including Sedgwick’s division in the West Woods and French’s and Richardson’s divisions at Bloody Land. He offers a fresh reappraisal of the leadership of Bostonian Edwin V. “Bull Head” Sumner as the only federal corps commander who doggedly and accurately carried out McClellan’s battle plan and effectively directed the battle on the Federal right.
Many esteemed Civil War historians consider Antietam a watershed moment in the Civil War, a crucial success after which Abraham Lincoln was emboldened to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. Unfurl Those Colors! offers a vital examination of the operational fabric of the Army of the Potomac’s leadership and command in one of the most important days in American history.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780817361624
ISBN-10: 0817361626
Pagini: 396
Ilustrații: 7 B&W FIGURES - 32 MAPS
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.51 kg
Editura: University Of Alabama Press
Colecția University Alabama Press
ISBN-10: 0817361626
Pagini: 396
Ilustrații: 7 B&W FIGURES - 32 MAPS
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.51 kg
Editura: University Of Alabama Press
Colecția University Alabama Press
Notă biografică
Marion V. Armstrong Jr. is a retired U.S. Army reserve officer and teaches history at colleges in middle Tennessee.
Cuprins
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Prelude
Chapter 2. Corps d’Armée
Chapter 3. The Second Army Corps
Chapter 4. Preparing for a New Campaign, 6 to 8 September 1862
Chapter 5. Campaigning in Maryland, 9 to 13 September 1862
Chapter 6. In Pursuit of the Enemy, 14 to 15 September 1862
Chapter 7. Preparation for Battle, 16 September 1862
Chapter 8. The West Woods
Chapter 9. The Sunken Road
Chapter 10. Afternoon, 17 September 1862
Chapter 11. Concluding the Campaign
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Prelude
Chapter 2. Corps d’Armée
Chapter 3. The Second Army Corps
Chapter 4. Preparing for a New Campaign, 6 to 8 September 1862
Chapter 5. Campaigning in Maryland, 9 to 13 September 1862
Chapter 6. In Pursuit of the Enemy, 14 to 15 September 1862
Chapter 7. Preparation for Battle, 16 September 1862
Chapter 8. The West Woods
Chapter 9. The Sunken Road
Chapter 10. Afternoon, 17 September 1862
Chapter 11. Concluding the Campaign
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
Recenzii
“Military historians will find plenty of useful material in Unfurl Those Colors! Armstrong’s book serves as a model for a new style of Civil War campaign history, as it integrates traditional tactical minutiae with social histories of the different Union regiments and biographies of the different battlefield leaders in the Second Corps. The tactical material is not terribly new, but this book will serve as a useful tool for military staff rides, battlefield enthusiasts, and historians of Civil War combat.”—H-Net Reviews
“Fully complementing each other, the maps and battle narratives of the companion studies Unfurl Those Colors! and Opposing the Second Corps at Antietam together comprise the literature's clearest and most complete tactical history of the West Woods and Sunken Road phases of the Antietam battle. These volumes should be regarded as essential components of the 1862 Maryland Campaign bookshelf.”—Civil War Books and Authors
“Unfurl Those Colors! is a very important contribution to the field of Civil War and military history. While a number of significant books have been written on the Battle of Antietam and the Maryland Campaign, none have narrowed down a particular phase as this book does.”—Ted Alexander, Chief Historian at Antietam National Battlefield Park and a Smithsonian Associates tour guide specializing in Civil War sites
“Marion Armstrong has a done a good job examining the generalship at Antietam. This is a terrific book.”—John Michael Priest, noted author of books on Antietam and teacher at South Hagerstown High School in Boonsboro, Maryland
“Fully complementing each other, the maps and battle narratives of the companion studies Unfurl Those Colors! and Opposing the Second Corps at Antietam together comprise the literature's clearest and most complete tactical history of the West Woods and Sunken Road phases of the Antietam battle. These volumes should be regarded as essential components of the 1862 Maryland Campaign bookshelf.”—Civil War Books and Authors
“Unfurl Those Colors! is a very important contribution to the field of Civil War and military history. While a number of significant books have been written on the Battle of Antietam and the Maryland Campaign, none have narrowed down a particular phase as this book does.”—Ted Alexander, Chief Historian at Antietam National Battlefield Park and a Smithsonian Associates tour guide specializing in Civil War sites
“Marion Armstrong has a done a good job examining the generalship at Antietam. This is a terrific book.”—John Michael Priest, noted author of books on Antietam and teacher at South Hagerstown High School in Boonsboro, Maryland
Descriere
In Unfurl Those Colors, Marion V. Armstrong, Jr. offers a compelling examination of Civil War–era military service through the lens of regimental identity, battlefield experience, and the powerful symbolism of the colors soldiers carried into combat. Armstrong explores how flags functioned not only as tactical markers but also as embodiments of honor, morale, and collective purpose. By tracing the stories of men who rallied around these symbols, Armstrong illuminates the lived realities of war and the emotional stakes of service. This focused and insightful study deepens our understanding of Civil War combat, memory, and the bonds forged under fire.