Once General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia were safe and resupplied in Virginia, Lee decided to reorganize his army. He did this by forming two corps. One under General Longstreet and the other under Stonewall Jackson.Each corps would consist of four divisions. Major generals in the revamped Army of Northern Virginia were generals:
McLaws, Hood, Pickett, Anderson among several others. All generals within the four divisions would report to either Longstreet or Jackson.
The Battle of Antietam was in Maryland in 1862. Robert E. Lee's army, the Army of Northern Virginia, took on heavy casualties. He had little choice but to retreat back to Virginia.
The significance of the Battle of Antietam is that the Union army forced the Confederate Army to retreat behind the Potomac River. See the related link for more information about the Battle of Antietam.
Lincoln was disappointed that General George B. McClellan had allowed Confederate general Lee to escape after the Battle of Antietam. The result of Lincoln's disappointment was the replacement of McClellan by General Burnside.
McClellan forced Lee to retreat at Antietam.
The importance of The Battle of Antietam was for General Lee to advance into Northern territory and to turn the tide of the war in favor of the Confederacy.
Confederate General led the Confederate army at the Battle of Antietam in September of 1862. Lee lost the battle and had to retreat back to Virginia. Union General George B. McClellan led the Union army to the victory.
The Battle of Antietam was in Maryland in 1862. Robert E. Lee's army, the Army of Northern Virginia, took on heavy casualties. He had little choice but to retreat back to Virginia.
The significance of the Battle of Antietam is that the Union army forced the Confederate Army to retreat behind the Potomac River. See the related link for more information about the Battle of Antietam.
Major General George B. McClellan was commanding the Federal Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Antietam.
Antietam
After the Battle of Antietam in September of 1862, Lee's Army of Northern Virginia had to retreat from Maryland back to Virginia. Lee's evacuation from Maryland, for that moment of the war ended Confederate plans to take the war to the enemy, the Union.
Lincoln was disappointed that General George B. McClellan had allowed Confederate general Lee to escape after the Battle of Antietam. The result of Lincoln's disappointment was the replacement of McClellan by General Burnside.
McClellan forced Lee to retreat at Antietam.
General Robert E. Lee
George B. McClellan
General Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate army at the Battle of Antietam, known in the south as the Battle of Sharpsburg.
The commander of the Confederate army at Antietam was General Robert E. Lee.