The Tale Untwisted Audiobook Libro.fm

The discovery of Robert E Lees Special Orders No 191 outside of Frederick Maryland on September 13 1862 is one of the most important and hotly disputed events of the American Civil War For more than 150 years historians have debated if George McClellan commander of the Union Army of the Potomac dawdled after receiving a copy of the orders before warily advancing to challenge Lees forces atop South Mountain

In The Tale Untwisted authors Gene Thorp and Alexander Rossino document in exhaustive fashion how Little Mac in fact moved with uncharacteristic energy to counter the Confederate threat and take advantage of Lees divided forces seizing the initiative and striking a blow in the process that wrecked Lees plans and sent his army reeling back toward Virginia

This study is a beautifully woven tour de force of primary research that may well be the final word on the debate over the fate and impact of the Lost Orders on the history of the 1862 Maryland Campaign