Too Afraid to Cry: Maryland Civilians in the Antietam Campaign

by Kathleen A. Ernst, Ted Alexander (Foreword by)

Overview

• Now Available in Paperback • First study of the Antietam campaign from civilians' perspectives • Many never-before-published accounts of the Battle of Antietam The battle at Antietam Creek, the bloodiest day of the American Civil War, left more than 23,000 men dead, wounded, or missing. Facing the aftermath were the men, women, and children living in the village of Sharpsburg and on surrounding farms. In Too Afraid to Cry, Kathleen Ernst recounts the dramatic experiences of these Maryland citizens—stories that have never been told—and also examines the complex political web holding together Unionists and Secessionists, many of whom lived under the same roofs in this divided countryside.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811734240
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	02/19/2007
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Kathleen A. Ernst, a Maryland native, is a graduate of Antioch University and the author of numerous articles in magazines such as Civil War Times Illustrated and America's Civil War. She lives in Wisconsin.

Table of Contents

Foreword   Ted Alexander     ix
Preface     xiii
Acknowledgments     xv
"This Conflict of Opinions and Sympathies"     1
"In a Small Commotion"     28
"What a Terrible Feeling This Is"     56
"I'll Die First"     87
"It Was an Awful Time"     111
"Too Afraid to Cry"     130
"A Smell of Death in the Air"     155
"Broken Hearts Can't Be Photographed"     189
"Deliver Us From This Terrible War"     203
"When That Time Comes, All Hearts and Hands Will Unite"     225
Notes     242
Selected Bibliography     272
Index     288