I Dread the Thought of the Place with Scott Hartwig

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The Battle of Antietam is the single bloodiest day in American history, chronicled in D. Scott Hartwig's new book I Dread the Thought of the Place: The Battle of Antietam and the End of the Maryland Campaign. Join us on this week’s PreserveCast as we talk with Scott about the vital turning point that was the Battle of Antietam. He will give us a sneak peek into his book, the research it took to write it, and how the Battle of Antietam shaped the American Civil War.
**Join Preservation Maryland September 13th for a special book release party at McClintock Distilling to celebrate Dread the Thought of the Place: The Battle of Antietam and the End of the Maryland Campaign.
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[@user-tv3id2nf5o]

APPRECIATE YOU SCOTT HARTWIG!! SIMPLY THE BEST!!

[@user-tv3id2nf5o]

Scott Hartwig is a national treasure!! Just incredible research! THANK YOU!!

[@josephwurzer4366]

It’s great you chose to get a publisher that would let you tell the story YOU NEEDED to ✍️ doing it 5:20 do it properly. Maps are essential.

[@voneeto]

I'm almost finished with the book. The two volume's are the final word on the battle of Antietam. I thought I knew a lot about the battle but those books prove me otherwise. I've been there twice and had so many unanswered questions about it. Those books pretty much answered them all. One thing that stands out is that it would of been better to to killed outright than be wounded and left on the field. It was not much better in the hospital's . Just brutal, ghastly .

[@otismygotis3670]

Just purchased Scott's new book at the Antietam Battlefield bookstore. Looking forward to diving in.

[@Stiglr]

I'm just over 100 pages in (which is just scratching the surface of this nearly 1,000 page TOME!) and am enjoying it immensely. The detail is staggering and the nearly 50-50 split between descriptions of units' movements and combats, the 'backstory' on many of the unit commanders, and the personal anecdotes of the men who were there, gleaned from letters and post-war reminiscences, results in a gripping, heart-wrenching story for the ages.

[@Stiglr]

Re: McClellan. My feeling is that, although Little Mac was the man to *build* the Army of the Potomac, he was not the man to lead it into battle. He may have been great with developing the staff, and on the training fields, but he was a disaster on the field (when he even deigned to appear anywhere near the fighting!!! Witness his James River boat cruise on the day of Malvern Hill ...) As far as Antietam goes, his over-abundance of caution and "vision" of non-existent Rebel hordes lurking "somewhere" nearby should have been dispelled by his finding of Special Order No. 91. He had a 2:1 manpower advantage, and could have.... *should have* dashed Lee's ANV against the Potomac River... but instead he dithered away his advantage and "escaped" with arguably a marginal victory. I just can't get away from the "Idiot" label when considering George McClellan during both the Peninsula Campaign and the Maryland Campaign. Too many key blunders and too little personal battlefield influence and direction when it was needed.

[@Ivan-ge7xb]

HI Buddy,
I hope you are doing well. McClellan in less than twenty days, took control of two armies in the chaos of Washington's politics. He revitalized, reorganized and brought back the moral of the troops. Amazingly, while he was reorganizing and solving complex logistical problems, he was also tracking down the Army of Northern Virginia. With a speed that took the initiative from Lee, he defeated the Army of Northern Va twice in three days. McClellan deliver both operational and strategic victories for the nation, and quite literally saved the United States of America. His actions, in part, prevented Europe from entering the war, and gave Lincoln the opportunity to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. After the war when asked who was the greatest General of the North, Robert E Lee answered McClellen. It is shame that McClellen has been remembered so poorly during the Maryland Campaign. Lost cause mythology and other factors have really warp our view of what his leadership accomplished. Steven Sears Landscpe Turn Red I believe is also to blame. Sears negative bias towards McClellen is odd, misleading, and unprofessional. I would suggest that you read Hartwig's books To Antietam Creek, and I Dread The Thought of The Place. Hartwig's books are well researched and he critically analyzes his sources. Anyway, these are a deep dive into the study of the Maryland Campaign. If you really study this campaign you will see McCellen is not an idiot that constantly blundered. I too was person that though McClellan was an idiot. After all I read To The Gates of Richmond and Landscape Turn Red, but when I began to really research the Maryland Campaign I found out how wrong I was. With that said, like all Generals, and with hindsight, us armchair Generals can always criticize. But if you put yourself in their place, with what they knew ant that time, you will surprise yourself.

[@carywest9256]

Your statement about Lee asked what General was best he fought.
He surely will choose the one he can always get over own..
Yu didn't think he would state Grant do you?​@@Ivan-ge7xb