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Q: What is the confderate engaged forces of the Battle of Antietam?
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What is another name for the battle of Anietam?

The Battle of Antietam was known as Sharpsburg to the Confederate forces.


What battle did the confederates battle the union forces at Mareys Heights?

This question is miscategorized. Marye's Heights was at Fredricksburg not Antietam.


What town in Maryland did union forces fought the confederate?

You're probably thinking of Sharpsburg. The Union referred to it as the Battle of Antietam (after Antietam Creek) while the Confederacy referred to it as the Battle of Sharpsburg.


What battle did the union and confederate forces clash by Maryland?

Antietam (or Sharpsburg to the Confederates)


What battle forced Confederate forces to retreat back into Virginia on September 17 1862?

Antietam/Sharpsburg (Maryland)


What battle took place when the union and confederate forces clashed near the town of sharpsburg in Maryland?

Antietam. The battle is often known as Sharpsburg by Southerners.


What saved Robert e lee's forces from total annihilation in the Battle of Antietam?

McLellan did not move quite fast enough to destroy Lee's divisions piecemeal. So Lee had just enough time to concentrate his forces at Antietam Creek.


What is the battle of Belleau Wood?

Belleau Wood's is an area in France where US Military Forces engaged German forces during WW1


What generals opposed each other in the battle of Antietam?

The Battle of Antietam, an important battle of the Civiil War, was fought by the Army of the Potomac, part of the Union Army, under the command of General George McClellan, and Confederate forces under the command of General Robert E. Lee on September 17, 1862.


How many Confederate forces engaged in the Battle of Chancellorsville?

Lee commanded about 65,000 men at Chancellorsville.


What generals opposed each other at the Battle of Antietam?

The Battle of Antietam, an important battle of the Civiil War, was fought by the Army of the Potomac, part of the Union Army, under the command of General George McClellan, and Confederate forces under the command of General Robert E. Lee on September 17, 1862.


Why did the Battle of Antietam had a positive effect on northern morale while the battle at Fredericksburg and Chancellorville had negative effect?

The battle of Antietam or Sharpsburg prevented the Confederacy's Army of Northern Virginia under Gen. Lee from invading the northern states. The battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville were Confederate victories preventing the US forces from taking the Confederate capital of Richmond.