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The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single day of combat during the US Civil War. Casualties added up to over 23,000 men killed wounded, or missing.
The Battle of Antietam was fought near the town of Shrapsburg, Maryland. The battle is named "Antietam" based on a creek nearby the main battlefield.
The Battle of Gettysburg, July 1 - 3, 1863 was the bloodiest battle of the US Civil War with over 50,000 casualties killed, wounded, and missing. The Battle of Antietam was the worst single day, September 17, 1862, and saw over 23,000 casualties.
The Battle of Antietam, near Sharpsburg, MD, was one of many battles fought during the Civil War.
The Battle of Antietam (Battle of Sharpsburg) .
23000 casualties
650,000 men fought for the union in the battle of Antietam.
Unlike General George B. McClellan's frequent communications to Washington DC during the Peninsula campaign, McClellan was relatively silent concerning his plans for fighting the Confederates in Maryland and the Battle of Antietam. His immediate superior officer, General in Chief Henry W. Halleck was no notified of McClellan's intentions. It appears that all of his orders to his generals were mostly verbal and records of his side of the encounter at Antietam were sparse.
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Antietam
The battle of Antietam