Book description
Studies the Maryland Campaign of 1862 from the perspective of the people living in the region.
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1 author picked Too Afraid to Cry as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Civilians affected by America’s bloodiest day—tiny Sharpsburg, Maryland was literally at the center of the fighting—are too frequently treated as an afterthought, but Kathy Earnst’s excellent book proved a vital resource for capturing their experiences in my own book. Featuring firsthand accounts of these experiences that day, she provides background stories of these average people swept up in this event as well as short descriptions of their lives after the battle.
From David's list on the Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.
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