Antietam

After reading the two previous volumes (Manassas and Shiloh), I started to get more and more committed to discover the fate of the Brannon family during the Civil War. After Shiloh-the previous book-covers the western war theatre, Antietam goes back to the eastern front, taking the events from the V......more

The historical detail is amazing. The bloodiest single day in American History and the idea that the battle is the last thing that happens in the story. That is something that is a change as many of these stories are the leaders of the army building up and completing the strategy for the battle. Thi......more

This was my list favorite in the series so far as the focus was on so many minor details of the battles and I felt it left out some of the drama from the Brennan Family. There was an intriguing wedding and having two brothers meet up at with Stonewall Jackson's and Lee's forces in the battles leadin......more

This was another good book in the series about the Brannon family during the civil war. In this number 3 book culminating in the battle of Antietam which was one of the bloodiest days in american history if not the bloodiest, resulting in 23000 deaths. On the bright side one of the boys Titus marrie......more