Cedar Mountain to Antietam: A Civil War Campaign History of the Union XII Corps, July - September 1862 Bryan M. Chris
Cedar Mountain to Antietam: A Civil War Campaign History of the Union XII Corps, July - September 1862 Bryan M. Chris The diminutive Union XII Corps found significant success on the field at…
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Cedar Mountain to Antietam: A Civil War Campaign History of the Union XII Corps, July - September 1862 Bryan M. Chris
The diminutive Union XII Corps found significant success on the field at Antietam. This important piece of high ground had been the Union objective all morning, and its occupation threatened the center and rear of Gen. Robert E. Its soldiers swept through the East Woods and the Miller Cornfield, permanently clearing both of Confederates, repelled multiple Southern assaults against the Dunker Church plateau, and eventually secured a foothold beyond the Dunker Church in the West Woods.
Federal leadership largely ignored this signal achievement and the opportunity it presented. Lee's embattled Army of Northern Virginia. The XII Corps' achievement is especially notable given its string of disappointments and hardships in the months leading up to Antietam.Cedar Mountain to Antietam: A Civil War Campaign History of the Union XII Corps, July - September 1862 by M.
Chris Bryan