Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland, credited to Frederick Herman Tilberg, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland by Frederick Herman Tilberg. Read in English by David Wales The American Civil War battle at Antietam, Maryland,(called Sharpsburg by the Confederacy) on 17 September 1862, has been called the bloodiest day of that conflict. Confederate General Lee’s invasion of the North was repulsed, and when the fighting ended, the course of the Civil War had been greatly altered. This victory by the North moved President Abraham Lincoln to issue The Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves in states then in rebellion against the Union. This 1960 publication is number 31 in the Historical Handbook series put out by the U.S. National Park Service. Print edition contains valuable maps that inform on troop movements. The author was a World War I veteran, a noted Civil War historian, and chief historian for the Gettysburg National Military Park in the 1950s and 1960s. - Summary by David Wales

Recording facts

• Recording title: Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland
• Author credits: Frederick Herman Tilberg
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 4
• Listed recording duration: 1:26:41

Catalogue topics

• United States
• American civil war
• civil war
• military history
• nineteenth century
• maryland
• antietam battle
• sharpsburg battle

Track guide

1. 01 - Part 1: Introduction; Across The Potomac; Lee Divides His Forces; The Lost Order; Fighting For Time At South Mountain; Harpers Ferry Surrenders; Lee Takes A Stand On Sharpsburg Ridge; McClellan Concentrates At The Antietam — 28:21
2. 02 - Part 2: The Lines Are Poised For Action; Hooker Strikes At Daybreak; Mansfield Renews The Attack; Jackson Prepares An Ambush; The Fight for the Sunken Road — 26:38
3. 03 - Part 3: Burnside Takes The Lower Bridge; A.P. Hill Turns The Tide; Retreat From Sharpsburg; The Battle And The Canpaign; The War For The Union Takes On A New Purpose; Clara Barton At Antietam; Antietam National Battlefield And Cemetery; Administration — 17:06
4. 04 - Part 4: Appendix - The Emancipation Proclamation; Supplementary Text — 14:36

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