They were different because than other major US Civil War battles because they were major ones that were fought in Northern territory. General Robert E. Lee was the losing general in both of them.
Antietam and Gettysburg
Gettysburg, Antietam, Fort Sumter, Vicksburg
The ten biggest battles of the US Civil war were The Battles of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Chattenooga, Cold Harbor, Petersburg. (There were two major battles at Bull Run.)
They were part of Lee's only two attempts to invade Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania (Gettysburg), Maryland (Antietam), and Kentucky - to name three.
battle of antietam (NEW RESPONDENT) That was the bloodiest 1-day battle. Gettysburg was the bloodiest alogether.
The South fought fought major battles on northern soil at Antietam. Then there was the Battle of Chickamauga, the 3 Chattanooga Battles, and the Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg was the turning point in the American Civil War. Lee made numerous mistakes that cost him the battle.
The two key battles that assured the Union victory in the Civil War were Vicksburg and Gettysburg.
The key battles of the Civil War include the First Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Antietam, and the Peninsular Campaign. Additional major battles were the Battle of Shiloh, the Battle of Gettysburg, and Sherman's March to the Sea.
Antietam, Gettysburg, Williamsport, Richmond Battle of Bull Run or Manassas - 1 and 2, and Appomattox are a few Civil War battles.
In the East - 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg,. In the West - Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Atlanta.