Tom O'Connor
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Cadets to Captains : 1848-1860
Before brother fought brother, they trained together.
A historical story following young officers from their years at West Point through the growing tensions that led to the American Civil War. Steel and Honor explores friendship, duty, rivalry, and the difficult choices that shaped a generation.
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Antietam: Secession to the Bloodiest Day
Andrew McAllister wears Union blue. James Tanner rides for the Confederacy. West Point made them brothers. Secession turns them into enemies. Follow both families through secession, First Manassas, and the road north to Maryland. Then stand with Andrew at Antietam Creek on September 17, 1862, the bloodiest single day in American history.