Book signing, “The Maps of Antietam” at Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center, 7/14

Author: ITP News Desk | Published: 07/13/2012 | 255 Views | Short URL: http://itpwv.com/local/n/8979

Sharpsburg, MD—The author of one of the newest book on Antietam The Maps of Antietam: An Atlas of the Antietam (Sharpsburg) Campaign, including the Battle of South Mountain, September 2 - 20, 1862 (Savas Beatie Military Atlas) will be at the Antietam National Battlefield Saturday, July 14, 2012 10 am - 2 pm.

Dr. Bradley M. Gottfried holds a Ph.D. in Zoology from Miami University. He has worked in higher education for more than three decades as a faculty member and administrator. He is currently President of the College of Southern Maryland. An avid Civil War historian, Dr. Gottfried is the author of nine books, including: The Battle of Gettysburg: A Guided Tour (1998); Stopping Pickett: The History of the Philadelphia Brigade (1999); Brigades of Gettysburg (2002); Roads to Gettysburg (2002); and Kearny’s Own: The History of the First New Jersey Brigade (2005). He is currently working with Theodore P. Savas on a Gettysburg Campaign Encyclopedia.

Book description:

This original presentation masterfully leads readers on a journey through the campaign that many historians believe was the most consequential of the war and marked the beginning of the end for the Confederacy. Gottfried begins with the position of the opposing armies after the Second Bull Run Campaign before detailing their joint movements into Maryland. Readers will stand with D. H. Hill on top of South Mountain as General McClellan tries to force his way through the passes; surround, lay siege to, and capture Harpers Ferry (and ride with Col. Benjamin Davis’s cavalry on its breakout); fight blow-by-blow outside the small town of Sharpsburg (53 maps) through the bloodiest day in American history; retreat from the battlefield and, finally, revisit the bloodshed at Shepherdstown. This detailed coverage is further augmented in explanatory notes. Detailed orders of battle, an interview with the author, bibliography, and index complete this exciting new volume.

For additional information please contact the park staff at the Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center at 301-432-5124.

For more information about Antietam National Battlefield, please visit http://www.nps.gov/anti. Antietam National Battlefield is a member of the Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau. For more information, and to see a schedule of events surrounding the 150th Anniversary of the Battles of South Mountain and Antietam, see: http://www.marylandmemories.com.