A FIERCE GLORY: Antietam--The Desperate Battle That Saved Lincoln and Doomed Slavery

On September 17, 1862, the "United States" was facing a permanent split into two separate nations. America's very future hung in the balance of a single battle, and the result reverberates to this day. Given the deep divisions that still divide the nation, given what unites the country, too, Antietam is more relevant now than ever. 16 pages of photos.