Burnsides Bridge

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Before the heroic stand of the 20th Maine at Little Round Top, the 2nd and 20th Georgia Infantries, led by Brigadier General Robert Toombs, held off a veritable Yankee juggernaut and triumphed at Burnside s Bridge on Antietam Creek in 1862 This detailed account profiles the troops whose last stand helped prevent the destruction of the Army of Northern Virginia, providing Robert E Lee with yet another chance for a northern invasion. Best Read Burnsides Bridge [ by ] Phillip Thomas Tucker [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr The bloodiest day of the Civil War happened on 17 September 1862 near Sharpsburg, Maryland and the Antietam Creek There were many actions on the fields that day, but this book specifically focuses on the 2nd 20th Georgia under Generals Toombs and Benning, and how their stand at what is now the Burnside Bridge saved the day for the Confederate Army although modern day historians seem to pointto the arrival of A P Hills troops While there is no doubt that those troops were essent The bloodiest day of the Civil War happened on 17 September 1862 near Sharpsburg, Maryland and the Antietam Creek There were many action...Tucker writes with keen insight and passion about the heroic exploits of the Georgia 2nd and 20th brigades during their tenacious defense of the Rohrbach Bridge over Antietam Creek on September 17, 1862 against the overwhelming numbers of the IX Corps of the Army of the Potomac under the command of General Burnside This was a pivotal battle protecting the southern right flank of General Robert E Lee s Army of Northern Virginia on this bloodiest day in US history Under the fiery leadership of Tucker writes with keen insight and passion about the heroic exploits of the Georgia 2nd and 20th brigades during their tenacious defense of the Rohrbach Bridge over Antietam Creek on September 17, 1862...For Civil War buff s this is a recommended read It provides a very detailed account that vividly portrays the struggle at this area of Antietam battlefield It has to be one of the most in depth written of this episode It is historically from the Confederate Infantry Unit perspective and the history of Toombs as commanding those units There are many similar acts of heroism and valor in the Civil War this being one that may sometimes be overlooked but equally engaging in tale You get a re For Civil War buff s this is a recommended read It provides a very detailed account that vividly portrays the struggle at this area of Antietam battlefield It has to be one of the most in depth written of this episode It is historically from the Confederate Infantry Unit perspective and the history ...

Burnsides Bridge
  • English
  • 21 November 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 198 pages
  • 0811701999
  • Phillip Thomas Tucker
  • Burnsides Bridge