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8 - Sheer Unadulterated Violence: The Battle Of Antietam
About this episode:
This is the story of the Battle of Sharpsburg, of Antietam, the bloodiest single day in the history of this nation. It was an engagment that moved popular historian Bruce Catton to write that September 17, 1862 was a day of sheer, unadulterated violence.
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Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode:
Bruce Catton George B. McClellan General Edmund Kirby-Smith Braxton Bragg Charles Francis Adams Jefferson Davis James Longstreet D.H. Hill Joseph Hooker Other References From This Episode
Sharpsburg, Maryland
Harper's Ferry
Antietam Battle Map Featured Below…
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