A creek of north-central Maryland emptying into the Potomac River. The bloody and inconclusive Civil War Battle of Antietam (or Sharpsburg, as it is often called in the South) was fought along its banks on September 17, 1862.
Antietam
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An·tie·tam (ăn-tē'təm)  |
A creek of north-central Maryland emptying into the Potomac River. The bloody and inconclusive Civil War Battle of Antietam (or Sharpsburg, as it is often called in the South) was fought along its banks on September 17, 1862.
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| Everywhere Outside (1991 Album by Antietam) |
| Hill, Ambrose Powell (American Confederate officer) |
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Mentioned in
- Maryland Campaign
- Everywhere Outside (1991 Album by Antietam)
- Hill, Ambrose Powell (American Confederate officer)
- Hagerstown (city, Maryland)
- Bloody Lane
- Victory Park (2004 Album by Antietam)
- Antietam campaign (war, historical event)
- Longstreet, James (American Confederate general)
- Stuart, James Ewell Brown (American Confederate general)
- Sharpsburg (town of northern Maryland)
- Stonewall Brigade
- Voices of Antietam (1998 History Film)
- Opus Mixtum (2007 Album by Antietam)
- America's Civil War: 1862 - Antietam The Rebels Strike North (History Film)
