The Maryland Campaign of September 1862, Volume I

The definitive soldier’s-eye view of the Battle of Antietam—the bloodiest day in American history.   A veteran of the Battle of Antietam, Ezra A. Carman served as a colonel of the 13th New Jersey Infantry. After the horrific fighting of September 17, 1862, he recorded in his diary that he was preparing “a good map of the Antietam battle and a full account of the action.” Unbeknownst to the young officer, the project would become the most significant work of his life.   Appointed as the