"Flat treason, by God" -- Where is Stonewall? -- "Oh, my God, lay me down" -- Total absence of brains -- Most ragged, lean and hungry set of wolves -- Let the damned Yankees come to us -- Piece of paper -- Deserted by all the world -- Line of battle is formed -- Cornfield --"My God, we must get out of this" -- Sunken road -- Burnside's Bridge -- My regards to Mary Ellen -- Rest is silence -- Matter of indifference -- To make men free -- Such an accursed doctrine -- Visit -- Not an hour shall be lost -- Carrousel horses -- "Will you pardon me for asking ...?" -- By direction of the President.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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A fictional account of the bloody Civil War battle of September 1862 brings together the characters of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, and others, re-creating the events that turned the tide in favor of northern forces and cleared the path for the Emancipation Proclamation.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862, Fiction.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Maryland, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Fiction.
United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Fiction.