The Maps of Antietam

An Atlas of the Antietam (Sharpsburg) Campaign, including the Battle of South Mountain, September 2 - 20, 1862

Bradley M. Gottfried

• Publisher: Savas Beatie
• Year: 2012
• ISBN:
  9781611210873
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: American Civil War History
• Index: History

The Maps of Antietam: An Atlas of the Antietam (Sharpsburg) Campaign is the fourth installment in the Savas Beatie Military Atlas Series. This magisterial work breaks down the entire campaign (and all related operational maneuvers) into 21 map sets or "action-sections" enriched with 124 original full-page color maps. These spectacular cartographic creations bore down to the regimental and battery level. The Maps of Antietam includes the march into Maryland, the Harpers Ferry operation, the Battle of South Mountain (Fox's Gap, Turner's Gap, and Crampton's Gap), operations in Pleasant Valley, the Confederate withdrawal to Sharpsburg, the Battle of Antietam, the retreat across the Potomac River, and the sharp fighting at Shepherdstown. At least one—and as many as ten—maps accompany each "action-section." Opposite each map is a full facing page of detailed footnoted text describing the units, personalities, movements, and combat (including quotes from eyewitnesses) depicted on the accompanying map, all of which make the story of General Lee's invasion into Maryland come alive. 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. Perfect for the easy chair or for walking hallowed ground, The Maps of Antietam is a seminal work that, like his earlier Gettysburg and First Bull Run studies, belongs on the bookshelf of every serious and casual student of the Civil War.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Introduction
• Foreword
• Map Set 1. The Invasion of Maryland (September 2 - 13, 1862)
• Map Set 2. Preparing for Battle: The South Mountain Gaps (September 13 - 14, 1862)
• Map Set 3. South Mountain: Fox’s Gap (Morning)
• Map Set 4. South Mountain: Fox’s Gap (noon - 8:00 p.m.)
• Map Set 5. South Mountain: Frosttown Plateau (2:00 - 9:00 p.m.)
• Map Set 6. South Mountain: Turner’s Gap (3:30 - 9:00 p.m.)
• Map Set 7. South Mountain: Crampton’s Gap (11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.)
• Map Set 8. The Capture of Harpers Ferry (September 12 - 15)
• Map Set 9. To Sharpsburg (September 14 - 16)
• Map Set 10. The Eve of Battle (September 16)
• Map Set 11. Antietam: Hooker Opens the Battle (5:15 - 7:00 a.m.)
• Map Set 12. Antietam: Hood’s Division Moves up and Attacks (6:45 - 7:45 a.m.)
• Map Set 13. Antietam: Mansfield’s XII Corps Enters the Battle (7:15 - 8:45 a.m.)
• Map Set 14. Antietam: Sedgwick’s Division Drives East (8:15 - 9:30 a.m.)
• Map Set 15. Antietam: Final Actions on the Northern Front (9:30 - 10:30 a.m.)
• Map Set 16. Antietam: The Sunken Road (9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
• Map Set 17. Antietam: The Lower (Burnside’s) Bridge (9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.)
• Map Set 18. Antietam: Burnside Advances on Sharpsburg (Afternoon, September 17)
• Map Set 19. Antietam: A. P. Hill’s Division Arrives from Harpers Ferry (3:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
• Map Set 20. Antietam: Evening Stalemate (September 17 - 18)
• Map Set 21. Aftermath: The Battle of Shepherdstown (September 19 - 20, 1862)
• Appendix 1: Orders of Battle
• Appendix 2: An Interview with Author Bradley M. Gottfried
• Endnotes
• Bibliography
• Index
• Author