Why read The Maryland Campaign of September 1862?

Book cover of The Maryland Campaign of September 1862: Volume II - Antietam

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Antietam is the eagerly awaited second volume of Ezra Carman's magisterial The Maryland Campaign of September 1862.

Many authors have written about the climactic September 17 battle of the 1862 invasion of Maryland, but it is impossible to do so without referencing Carman's sweeping and definitive maps and 1,800-page manuscript.…

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1 author picked The Maryland Campaign of September 1862 as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

David A. Welker

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Ezra Carman’s seminal work, a must-read for anyone wanting to master the battle’s often-complex swirl of events, was simply invaluable to my own research on the Battle of Antietam. Unpublished for decades—part of a much larger work, Carman passed away before completing it—Carman’s volume uniquely draws on his personal experience as an Antietam veteran (commanding the 13th New Jersey Infantry Regiment) while also offering the author’s wider analysis. I think Clemens’ is the best of several modern published versions, providing in footnotes the editor’s research identifying Carman’s sources, many of which the author obtained from fellow Antietam veterans and which…

From David's list on The best books on America’s bloodiest day, the Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.