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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.
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Where was the location of battle Antietam?
Antietam is a creek near Sharpsburg, MD. The Confederate name for the battle is Sharpsburg.
What is the confederate name for the Battle of Antietam?
The Battle of Sharpsburg
What is another name for the Battle of Sharpsburg?
Antietam
What was the name of the battle field of the Battle of Antietam?
Known to the Confederacy as Sharpsburg.
What is the confederates name for the Battle of Antietam?
The Confederates called Antietam the Battle of Sharpsburg.
What was the name of the battle fought in Maryland during the Civil War?
The Battle of Antietam (Battle of Sharpsburg) .
What is another name for the battle of Anietam?
The Battle of Antietam was known as Sharpsburg to the Confederate forces.
What did the south hope to accomplish with the Battle of Antietam?
The alternative name was the Battle of Sharpsburg. Both are reasonably good names: the battle was mainly fought in the area between the town of Sharpsburg and Antietam Creek.
The battle of sharps also called?
The battle at Sharpsburg was named Antietam after nearby Antietam Creek. Southerners prefer to call it The Battle of Sharpsburg.
What town was the Battle of Antietam in?
Antietam Creek, near Sharpsburg, Maryland.
What was the southern name for the Battle of Antietam?
The Battle of Antietam (or Sharpsburg) was sometimes called the Confederate High Watermark, because it was when they came nearest to achieving foreign recognition as a viable nation. But they unexpectedly lost the battle, and along with it, they lost momentum generally. The following July, the simultaneous struggle for Gettysburg and Vicksburg was also described as the Confederate High Watermark, though recognition was much less likely by then.
What was the battle at Antietam call by the south?
Battle of Sharpsburg
