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Stackpole, Edward J. From Cedar Mountain to Antietam
Harrisburg Stackpole 1959 First Edition Cloth SIGNED by the Author
Very Good+ in a good dustjacket. Bound in full pictorial cloth. Octavo. Map-endpapers. 466pps., with numerous maps and illustrations. There is a lean to the spine and light dustspotting to the board-edges. Also, a small abrasion at the top of the front pastedown and the original owner's gift inscription, neatly-penned, at the top of the second fep. Otherwise clean, tight, and bright; the pages are immaculate. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has moderate chipping at the tips and the spine-ends with a couple of closed tears on either panel. The original price of $5.95 is intact on the front flap. SIGNED and inscribed by the author "with best wishes from another old Pennsylvania Guardsman."
"...In the summer of 1862 Lincoln sought victory by constituting the Army of Virginia in the Warrenton area, under Maj. Gen. John Pope, to threaten Lee from that direction while McClellan continued to press against Richmond on the James River. But the Confederates, more agile mentally and physically, defeated Pope in detail, first at Cedar Mountain then on a larger scale at Second Manassas (Bull Run). Following a dramatic aftermath at Chantilly, Lee invaded the North, with Harrisburg as his initial objective. McClellan, preempting command of the combined Federal forces, followed Lee to Frederick, thence over the western mountain passes where two battles were fought. Meantime Jackson circled around to capture Harper's Ferry, after which he rejoined Lee on the Antietam where was fought the bloodiest single day of the war. McClellan should have won, but his lethargy and errors caused the fight to end in a stalemate, after which Lee retreated into Virginia.
The author, in addition to clarifying the flow of events, gives in his analysis the reasons for what happened, and brings into sharp relief the main characters of the drama..."
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50.00 USD
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