Burnside's Bridge: The Climactic Struggle of the 2nd and 20th Georgia at Antitam Creek: The Climactic Struggle of the 2nd and 20th Georgia at Antietam Creek - Hardcover

Tucker, Philip Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0811701999 ISBN 13: 9780811701990

Publisher: Stackpole Books, 2000

Synopsis

Before the heroic stand of the 20th Maine at Little Round Top, the 2nd and 20th Georgia Infantries, led by Brig. Gen. Robert Toombs, held off a veritable Yankee juggernaut and triumphed at Burnside's Bridge on Antietam Creek in 1862. This detailed account profiles the troops whose last stand helped prevent the destruction of the Army of Northern Virginia, providing Robert E. Lee with yet another chance for a northern invasion.

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Product Description:

Before the heroic stand of the 20th Maine at Little Round Top, the 2nd and 20th Georgia Infantries held off a veritable Yankee juggernaut and triumphed at Burnside's Bridge on Antietam Creek in 1862. This detailed account profiles the troops whose last stand helped prevent the destruction of the Army of Northern Virginia.

About the Author:

Phillip Thomas Tucker, chief historian of the 81st Training Wing, Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi, is the author/editor of several Civil War titles, including The 1862 Plot to Kidnap Jefferson Davis.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0811701999
• ISBN 13: 9780811701990
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208