Antietam Marble is a Southern Gothic novella. It is the second story to feature Alexander Gerard Ulysses, after Devil’s Crossing, though it chronologically takes place first, during the American Civil War. The novel focuses on the futility of war, as well as the protagonist’s conflicted views. The book takes its title from the Battle of Antietam, a large centrepiece to the story, and Marble Man, a nickname for General Robert E. Lee.