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27 Οκτ 2009 · The Battle of Antietam was a pivotal, bloody Civil War skirmish on September 17, 1862, that halted Confederate momentum on the battlefield and abroad.
The Battle of Antietam (/ æ n ˈ t iː t əm / an-TEE-təm), also called the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the Southern United States, took place during the American Civil War on September 17, 1862, between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union Major General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac ...
8 Ιαν 2024 · The Confederacy, under General Robert E. Lee, had invaded the Union state of Maryland, adjacent to the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, in hopes of sparking a panic. Instead, Lee was forced to withdraw back to Virginia. However, attempts to pursue Lee’s retreating army were defeated.
10 Σεπ 2024 · Battle of Antietam The Battle of Antietam during the American Civil War proved indecisive. Confederate General Robert E. Lee's men retreated to Virginia, and Union General George B. McClellan did not follow up his advantage and pursue them.
11 Ιουλ 2019 · Most importantly, Union victory at Antietam provided President Abraham Lincoln the opportunity he had wanted to announce the Emancipation Proclamation, making the Battle of Antietam one of the key turning points of the American Civil War.
17 Μαρ 2024 · The Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862. It is one of the most famous battles of the war, and was the single bloodiest day, as both sides suffered an estimated 23,000 casualties. The battle ended in a draw, however the Union gained a tactical victory.
The Civil War battle of Antietam remains the most lethal day of combat for Americans in U.S. history. Though “tactically a draw,” Stephen Budiansky, S.M. ’79, writes in his vivid A Day in September: The Battle of Antietam and the World It Left Behind (W.W. Norton, $32.50), it was “a moral victory” for the Union—enough so that Abraham Lincoln could issue the Emancipation ...
