The Antietam battlefield is the site of the bloodiest battle of the civil war.
Antietam Creek, near Sharpsburg, Maryland.
The Battle of Antietam occurred September 17, 1862 near the town of Sharpsburg, Maryland.
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.
This battle of the American Civil War was fought in the border state of Maryland.
Wounded soldiers on both sides at the Battle of Antietam were treated at field hospitals. If they survived they were taken to nearby hospitals in Maryland or Washington DC. Clara Barton, acted as a nurse at this and other battles in the East. She later formed the American Red Cross.
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.
Antietam Creek, near Sharpsburg, Maryland.
Antietam was fought in Maryland near the town of Sharpsburg.
The battle at Sharpsburg was named Antietam after nearby Antietam Creek. Southerners prefer to call it The Battle of Sharpsburg.
Sharpsburg, Maryland
Sharpsburg.
The battle of Antietam was not fought within the bounds of a city but along the Antietam Creek. It is near the town of Sharpsburg.
They call it Sharpsburg, after the nearest town. The North call it Antietam after Antietam Creek, actual scene of the fighting.
The Battle of Antietam occurred September 17, 1862 near the town of Sharpsburg, Maryland.
Normally, the south used the name of the nearest town. Federals used bodies of water if one was nearby, such as Bull Run Creek (Manassas, to southerners) and Antietam, (Sharpsburgh to the south).
Battle of Antietam. Official or not, many of the battles had different name by the Confederates. The Confederates usually named a battle with a nearby town and the Union would name it for the nearest river or other topographical feature.
marshlands prevent flooding to a nearby town by temporarily storing water