Unholy Sabbath

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Many readers of Civil War history have been led to believe that the battle of South Mountain September 14, 1862 was but a trifling skirmish, a preliminary engagement of little strategic or tactical consequence overshadowed by Antietam s horrific carnage just three days later In fact, the fight was a decisive Federal victory and important turning point in the campaign, as historian Brian Matthew Jordan convincingly argues in his fresh interpretation Unholy Sabbath The Battle of South Mountain in History and Memory, September 14, 1862. New Download Books Unholy Sabbath author Brian Matthew Jordan – kino-fada.fr This book has terrific maps, clearly marked and easy to understand Very refreshing compared to so many books that I read today The real problem with the book is that the story of the battle on South Mountain has been told before, many times Granted, perhaps not in as great a detail as this book, but certainly Scott Hartwig s book, TO ANTIETAM CREEK, had an amazing amount of materi...Extremely well written Great use of sources The book tells both sides of the battle Including the southern side trying to make the battle a mere skirmish To understand why Antietam occur you need to know about the battle for South Mountain.South Mountain was an important battle in the days before Antietam as barely 3 divisions of Confederates attempted to defend 3 mountain gaps and stall a Union offensive led by 3 corps.Jordan has an enviable education for a modern Civil War historian Gettysburg College s History Civil War Studies program He delivers a mix of the regiment by regiment tactical closeup with a strategic view that considers South Mountain in its own right rather than a mere precursor to Antietam I would cons South Mountain was an important battle in the days before Antietam as barely 3 divisions of Confederates atte...As the author says, South Mountain gets swallowed up by other events around it Jordan does a reasonably good job of laying out the course of the campaign and the battle I m not certain that he motivates the sequence of coverage well enough in the book The order of coverage of Turner s and Fox Gapsor less follows the flow of the battle, but there doesn t seem much reason to cover those before covering Franklin s attack on Crampton s Gap In addition, there are some copy editing mistakes As the author says, South Mountain gets swallowed up by other events around it Jordan does a reasonably good job of laying out the course of the campaign a...An excellent book put out by Savas Beatie publications on the often forgotten and overlooked Battle of South Mountain which took place prior to Antietam during the Maryland Campaign Very well written and researched with some absolutely wonderful quotes sprin...signed by the author

Unholy Sabbath
  • English
  • 18 July 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 388 pages
  • 1611210887
  • Brian Matthew Jordan
  • Unholy Sabbath