Antietam: 3 (Civil War Battle, 3) - Softcover

Reasoner, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1581822758 ISBN 13: 9781581822755

Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing, 2002

Synopsis

In early 1862 the Civil War comes within view of the Brannon family farm in Culpeper County, Virginia. The din of drilling soldiers sweeps over the quiet county seat, and another Brannon son, Mac, answers the call to arms.

The long-anticipated spring offensive pitches the Union and Confederate armies against each other on the Virginia Peninsula, and it appears that Richmond and the fledgling Confederacy are doomed. As the Southerners fall back before the slowly advancing Northern army, Mac is reunited with his older brother, Will, when Stonewall Jackson's triumphant troops arrive from the Shenandoah Valley to blunt the Federal onslaught. The fortunes of the Southern army change dramatically when Robert E. Lee is made commander.

Lee's army strikes a stunning blow to the Northern army as his legions cross the Potomac River into Maryland. When the Federals intercept the Rebels near Antietam Creek, the two brothers are brought together in the bloodiest trial of the war thus far. The air is thick with shot and shell as wave after wave of Northern soldiers are hurled upon the Southern lines grouped near the town of Sharpsburg and a river of death.

Antietam is the third book in this ten-volume series, spanning the Civil War and describing one Southern family. As the Brannon brothers answer the call to arms the family finds itself struggling with dilemmas it had never imagined.

About this title

Synopsis

The first installment of James Reasoner's American Civil War Battle series has been described as "A lively, suspensful yarn." and "A detailed work of historical fiction written by a gifted author." "The reader can almost feel the heat of the battle." In the third book of this series, Antietam, as commanders of North and South manoeuvre across the landscape of northern Virginia, the war comes within view of the Brannon family farm. The din of drilling soldiers overcomes the quiet country seat and another son answers the call to arms. A gifted horseman, Mac soon finds himself on one of the greatest adventures of the war. He is united with his older brother Will when Jackson's triumphant troops arrive to blunt the Federal force approaching Richmond. and in the wake of this, love blossoms on the Brannon homestead. When the Federals intercept the Rebels near Antietam Creek, the two brothers are brought together in the bloodiest trial of the war thus far and the air is thick with shot and shell.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1581822758
• ISBN 13: 9781581822755
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384