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Battle of Antietam - Wikipedia 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
Battle of Antietam | Summary Significance | Britannica Battle of Antietam, a decisive engagement on September 17, 1862, in the American Civil War that halted the Confederate invasion of Maryland President Abraham Lincoln used the costly Union victory as an opportunity to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
Antietam Battle Facts and Summary | American Battlefield Trust September 17 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
Battle of Antietam, 1862, Civil War - American History Central The Battle of Antietam — also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg — occurred in 1862 when Confederate General Robert E Lee led his army into Maryland By invading the North, he hoped to obtain provisions and possibly gain European support
A Short Overview of the Battle of Antietam - U. S. National Park Service The Battle of Antietam pitted Union General George McClellan's Army of the Potomac against General Robert E Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia The Maryland Campaign was Lee's first attempt to take the war North and it was McClellan who was tasked by President Abraham Lincoln with stopping him
The Battle of Antietam - National Museum of American History The Battle of Antietam In September 1862, General Lee crossed the Potomac River and carried the war into Maryland He had defeated the Union Army on the Virginia peninsula in May, and again at the second battle of Bull Run in August
The Battle of Antietam - Bill of Rights Institute Anyone who has visited Antietam cannot help but be struck by the compactness of the battlefield in which so many men lay This 1888 depiction of the Battle of Antietam shows Union forces on the left and Confederate forces on the right But the battle’s importance transcends the number of casualties
Overview of the Battle of Antietam - A o t W The American Civil War Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) put an end to General Lee's 1862 incursion into the North, gave President Lincoln the victory he needed to issue the crucial Emancipation Proclamation, and probably doomed the Confederacy's hopes for European recognition and support
The Battle of Antietam - NPS History The Battle of Antietam was the culmination of the Maryland Campaign of 1862, the first invasion of the North by Confederate General Robert E Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia