Too Afraid to Cry Maryland Civilians in the Antietam Campaign

When the smoke cleared at Antietam Creek on September 17, 1862, more than 23,000 men were dead, wounded, or missing, making the Battle of Antietam the bloodiest day of the Civil War and all of American history. The Union and Confederate armies marched on to fight another day, but the men, women, and children of nearby Sharpsburg and the surrounding countryside remained in the smoldering aftermath. These Maryland citizens endured not only the carnage of war, including shattered homes and businesses, but also a divided community in which the lines between soldier and civilian, friend and foe, were blurred like never before. Book jacket.Ernst, Kathleen A. is the author of 'Too Afraid to Cry Maryland Civilians in the Antietam Campaign', published 2007 under ISBN 9780811734240 and ISBN 0811734242.