In landscape turned red sears follows the army of the potomac from the retreat to washington following 2nd bull run and carries it through the confederate retreat back across the potomac following the defeat at sharpsburg. Combining brilliant military analysis with rich narrative history landscape turned red is the definitive work on the battle of antietam the civil war battle waged on september 17 1862 at antietam creek maryland was one of the bloodiest in the nations history on this single day the war claimed nearly 23000 casualties. Combining brilliant military analysis with rich narrative history landscape turned red is the definitive work on the battle of antietamthe civil war battle waged on september 17 1862 at. Combining brilliant military analysis with rich narrative history landscape turned red is the definitive work on the battle of antietam the civil war battle waged on september 17 1862 at antietam creek maryland was one of the bloodiest in the nations history on this single day the war claimed nearly 23000 casualties