The Gleam of Bayonets

By James V. Murfin

Introduction by James I. Robertson, Jr.

New Foreward by Scott Hartwig

Paperback; 451 pages

Black & white photographs, maps, and illustrations

Includes Order of Battle

This book began as an assignment for the Herald-Mail newspaper’s 100th anniversary edition of the Battle of Antietam. It is the result of six years of research and not only gives a detailed examination of the battle, but also of Union General George B. McClellan. This book is a winner of the Fletcher Pratt Award for best nonfiction book about the Civil War.