A Day in September

“This penetrating work…deserves to be read alongside Sears and McPherson by all students of the Civil War.” – Harold Holzer - Wall Street Journal“Absorbing, illuminating, compelling.… Budiansky examines how ill-prepared we as a nation were for war, but more significantly, what we learned.” – Jeff Rowe, Associated Press“Budiansky’s consideration of nine people caught up in the battle and its aftermath is thoughtful and insightful.” – Lawrence D. Freedman - Foreign Affairs“Masterly…Budiansky’s snappy prose not only vivifies the scenes, but aligns itself with the humanism – the desires and follies – drawn from his cast of characters.” – Ron Slate - On The Seawall”[A] fresh perspective…. Budiansky sheds new light on the pivotal battle that altered the course of the war.” – Colonel Cole Kingseed - ARMY Magazine“The September 1862 battle recounted through the lives of nine participants.… [T]hese masterful mini-biographies give the famous battle a compelling human face. A masterful addition to the crowded shelf of books about Antietam.” – Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Stephen Budiansky is a historian, biographer, and the author of Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas and Journey to the Edge of Reason: The Life of Kurt Gödel. A recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship, he lives in Loudoun County, Virginia.