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Q: On September 17 1862 the Union and Confederate armies fought the in Maryland. It was one of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War.?
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The battle of Antietam fought in Maryland was known as?

One of the downright bloodiest battles this country has ever seen. Also the bloodiest of all the civil war battles.


Where was one of the bloodiest battles of the war fought in which the confederate army was turned back for the first time?

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Which Maryland town was the site of the bloodiest civil war battle?

The bloodiest Civil War battle fought in Maryland was the Battle of Antietam. It took place on September 17, 1862, near the town of Sharpsburg. The battle resulted in heavy casualties on both sides, making it one of the deadliest single-day battles in American history.


How many battles were confederate victories?

Three battles were won by the confederate


What were the two bloodiest battles in the civil war?

Antietam and Gettysburg


Where Some of the bloodiest battles were of the civil war were fought in?

The east


How did the US Civil War impact Maryland?

The US Civil War placed pressure on Maryland because it was a slave state and there were a good number of pro-Confederate forces within the state. The war's impact was severe. President Lincoln used Federal troops to help keep it part of the Union and he may have violated the civil rights of its citizens by suspending habeas corpus. In addition,Confederate Lieutenant General Robert E. Lee conducted a raid into Maryland in September of 1862. He hoped to gain support there for a move into the Confederacy. Maryland was also impacted by the Battle of Antietam. This one day battle on September 17, 1862 was the bloodiest single day of combat in the war, and in US history more Americans were killed there then in any other future one day battles in US history.


Where did the battle take place Antietam?

The Battle of Antietam took place near the Antietam Creek, near Sharpsburg, Maryland in September of 1862. This was the first time Confederate General Lee took his forces into Union territory. Maryland was a slave state that remained in the Union. It was one of the bloodiest battles in American history. Union General Burnside, under the command of General George B. McClellan forced Lee back into Virginia as a result of the battle. Not long afterwards US President Lincoln visited General McClellan to see the battlefield itself.


Some of the bloodiest battles of the civil war were fought in 1862 where?

The east


What was the significance of the battle of Okinawa?

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Some of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War were fought in in 1862.?

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Site of one of grant's bloodiest battles with the confederates near Richmond?

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