Texans at Antietam: A Terrible Clash of Arms, September 16-17, 1862

By Philip McBride, Joe Owen, Joe Allport

Book Overview

"This is a worthy addition to the pantheon of recent books written about the battle of Antietam, and is sure to be of strong interest to those readers who enjoy first-person accounts written by participants." -Scott Mingus in York Daily Record

The soldiers in Hood's Texas Brigade who fought at Antietam on September 16 - 17, 1862, described intense and harrowing experiences of the fierce battle in the days, weeks and decades after the battle. Their experiences were written in official reports, diary entries, interviews, newspaper articles, and letters to families at home. These memories provide a fascinating and descriptive account of the battle against the Union Army of the Potomac at Miller's Cornfield, the Dunker Church and other locations at the battlefield. The 1st Texas Infantry at Miller's Cornfield would suffer an 82.3 per cent casualty rate and their heroics were written down by the soldiers of the 1st Texas Infantry. All the other regiments of Hood's Texas Brigade would suffer over a 50 per cent casualty rate at the battle. Included are testimonials of Union soldiers who fought against the soldiers of Hood's Texas Brigade are included together for the first time in Texans at Antietam: A Terrible Clash of Arms, September 16-17, 1862, by Joseph L. Owen, Philip McBride and Joe Allport.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625450222
• ISBN13: 9781625450227
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: America Through Time
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"