Shadows of Antietam by Robert J. Kalasky - 9781606350881

Shadows of AntietamAuthor(s): Robert J. Kalasky\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Kent State University Press, United States\nImprint: Kent State University Press\nISBN-13: 9781606350881, 978-1606350881\nSynopsis\nThe Battle of Antietam, fought in Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest single day of the Civil War, with 23,000 casualties on both sides. While the battle was tactically inconclusive, it resulted in two significant milestones. First, because Robert E. Lee failed to carry the war successfully into the North, Great Britain was dissuaded from recognising the Confederate States of America diplomatically. Second, the battle gave President Abraham Lincoln the confidence to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.\n\nAfter the battle, two photographers sent by Mathew Brady--Alexander Gardner and James Gibson--recorded the horror of war with the first-ever images of dead American soldiers. Gardner's and Gibson's legendary photos have been the subject of debate for.