Taken at the flood [electronic resource] : Robert E. Lee and Confederate strategy in the Maryland campaign of 1862 / Joseph L. Harsh.
Harsh, Joseph L.
1999
E474.61 .H37 1999eb
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Title
Taken at the flood [electronic resource] : Robert E. Lee and Confederate strategy in the Maryland campaign of 1862 / Joseph L. Harsh.
Author
Harsh, Joseph L.
ISBN
9781612772073 (electronic book)
0873386310
9780873386319
Publication Details
Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, c1999.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvii, 649 p., [8] p. of plates) : ill., maps.
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E474.61 .H37 1999eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
973.7/33
Summary
"Complementing Confederate Tide Rising, which covers the origins of the Maryland campaign, Taken at the Flood is a detailed account of the military campaign itself. It focuses on military policy and strategy and the context necessary to understand that strategy. A fair appraisal of the campaign requires a full appraisal of the circumstances under which the two commanders, Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan, labored. Harsh attempts to discover what they believed their responsibilities were and what they tried to accomplish; to evaluate the human and logistical resources at their disposal; and to determine what they knew and when they learned it."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 591-612) and index.
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Introduction. "On such a full sea..."
Reprise. "From the interior to the frontier": Lee reaches the Potomac, September 1, 1862
"We cannot afford to be idle": Lee's strategic dilemma, September 2-3, 1862
"More fully persuaded": Lee crosses the Potomac, September 4-6, 1862
"In this I was disappointed": Lee revises his strategy, September 7-9, 1862
"Intercept such as may attempt escape": Lee's best-laid plans, September 10-12, 1862
"More rapidly than convenient": Lee's plans unravel, September 13, 1862
"The day has gone against us": Lee stands at the mountain gaps, September 14, 1862
"We will make our stand on these hills": Lee's hope renewed, September 15, 1862
"All will be right": Lee's last chance for maneuver, September 16, 1862
"A hard day's work before us": Lee's bloodiest day, September 17, 1862
"Until none but heroes are left": Antietam endgame, September 18-21, 1862, and after
Finale. "We have tried the utmost": Lee's ventures risked and lost.

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