A Day in September: The Battle of Antietam and the World It Left Behind

by Stephen Budiansky

The Battle of Antietam, which took place on September 17, 1862, remains the single bloodiest day in America's history. As a turning point in the Civil War, the narrow Union victory was the key catalyst for Lincoln to issue his Emancipation Proclamation.

Yet Antietam was not only a battle that dramatically changed the fortunes and meaning of the war; it also changed America in ways we feel today. Antietam ushered in a new beginning in politics,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324035757
• ISBN13: 9781324035756
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 304 Pages