Too afraid to cry : Maryland civilians in the Antietam Campaign /

Too afraid to cry : Maryland civilians in the Antietam Campaign /

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Historians identify the battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg), which unfolded on September 17, 1862, as "the bloodiest day in American history." By best counts, more than 23,000 men were dead, wounded or missing by nightfall. And left in the smoldering aftermath were the children, women, and men...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ernst, Kathleen, 1959-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, ©1999.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Maryland Campaign, 1862.
Civil-military relations > Maryland > Sharpsburg Region > History > 19th century.
Civil-military relations.
Social aspects.
Maryland > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
Sharpsburg Region (Md.) > History, Military > 19th century.
Maryland > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Aspect social.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Aspect social.
Maryland.
Maryland > Sharpsburg Region.
United States.
History.
Military history.
Table of Contents:
  • "This conflict of opinions and sympathies"
  • "In small commotion"
  • "What a terrible feeling this is"
  • "I'll die first"
  • "It was an awful time"
  • "Too afraid to cry"
  • "A smell of death in the air"
  • "Broken hearts can't be photographed"
  • "Deliver us from this terrible war"
  • "When that time comes, all hearts and hands will unite."

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