Overview
""The present seems to be the most propitious time since the commencement of the war for the Confederate Army to enter Maryland,"" wrote Robert E. Lee following his army's stunning success at Second Manassas. Confederate armies advanced across a thousand mile front in the summer of 1862. The world watched anxiously - could the Confederacy achieve its independence? Reacting to the Army of Northern Virginia's trek across the Potomac River, George B. McClellan gathered the broken and scattered remnants of several Federal armies within Washington, D. C. to repel the invasion and expel the Confederates from Maryland. ""Everything seems to indicate that they intend to hazard all upon the issue of the coming battle,"" he said of the invading force. Historians Robert Orrison and Kevin Pawlak trace the routes both armies travelled during the Maryland Campaign, ultimately coming to a climactic blow on the banks of Antietam Creek. That clash on September 17, 1862, to this day remains the bloodiest single day in American history. To Hazard All: A Guide to the Maryland Campaign, 1862 offers several day trip tours and visits many out-of-the-way sites related to the Maryland Campaign. Chapters include: Confederates Enter Maryland The Federals Respond The Investment of Harpers Ferry The Battle of South Mountain The Battle of Antietam Return to Virginia 150 images, 16 maps
Full Product Details
Author: Robert Orrison ,
Kevin Pawlak
Publisher: Savas Beatie
Imprint: Savas Beatie
ISBN: 9781611214093
ISBN 10: 1611214092
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 14 September 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Professional & Vocational
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The newest addition to the simply outstanding 'Emerging Civil War Series from Savas Beatie, To Hazard All: A Guide to the Maryland Campaign, 1862 is a valued and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, community, and academic library American Civil War collections and supplemental studies reading lists. --Carl Logan Midwest Book Review, Volume 18, Number 11
""The newest addition to the simply outstanding 'Emerging Civil War Series"" from Savas Beatie, ""To Hazard All: A Guide to the Maryland Campaign, 1862"" is a valued and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, community, and academic library American Civil War collections and supplemental studies reading lists.""--Carl Logan ""Midwest Book Review, Volume 18, Number 11""
Author Information
Rob Orrison researched and led the interpretation for the Bristoe Station battlefield. A contributor to Emerging Civil War, he has been working in the history field for more than 20 years. He currently oversees daytoday operations of municipal historic site program in Virginia. Kevin Pawlak is the Director of Education for the Mosby Heritage Area Association and works as a Licensed Battlefield Guide at Antietam National Battlefield. He also sits on the Board of Directors of the Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association.
