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Part of the Maryland Campaign, it was the first field army –level engagement in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War to take place on Union soil. It remains the bloodiest day in American history, with a tally of 22,727 dead, wounded, or missing on both sides.
27 Οκτ 2009 · Learn about the Civil War battle that took place on September 17, 1862, in Maryland, where Confederate General Robert E. Lee tried to invade the north and Union General George McClellan tried to stop him. Find out how the battle influenced the Emancipation Proclamation, the European powers and the course of the war.
The Battle of Antietam begins at dawn when Hooker’s Union corps mounts a powerful assault on Lee’s left flank. Repeated Union attacks and equally vicious Confederate counterattacks sweep back and forth across Miller’s cornfield and the West Woods.
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.
17 Μαρ 2024 · Learn about the bloodiest day of the Civil War, when Confederate General Robert E. Lee invaded the North and Union General George McClellan stopped him at Antietam Creek. Find out the events, significance, outcome and casualties of the battle that ended Lee's first invasion.
September 16 - 18, 1862. The Battle of Antietam. Sharpsburg. After his success at Second Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee led the Army of Northern Virginia north across the Potomac River on an invasion of Maryland in early September of 1862.
26 Μαΐ 2024 · Introduction. The Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, was a pivotal moment in the American Civil War. It remains the single bloodiest day in American military history, with nearly 23,000 soldiers killed, wounded, or missing in just 12 hours of intense combat. [^1] But Antietam was more than just a tragic ...
