Antietam: The Photographic Legacy of America's Bloodiest DayDuring the battle that left twenty-six thousand Civil War soldiers dead or wounded, two photographers recorded the grim battlefield scenes, a study of war's carnage that horrified the American public. |
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Acknowledgments | 9 |
PART ONETHE QUEST FOR REALITY | 13 |
Bringing the War Home | 14 |
Copyright | |
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