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He was commander of the Union army that prevented Lee getting into Pennsylvania.
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What was the battle plan of Major General George B McClellan for what would be the Battle of Antietam?
Unlike General George B. McClellan's frequent communications to Washington DC during the Peninsula campaign, McClellan was relatively silent concerning his plans for fighting the Confederates in Maryland and the Battle of Antietam. His immediate superior officer, General in Chief Henry W. Halleck was no notified of McClellan's intentions. It appears that all of his orders to his generals were mostly verbal and records of his side of the encounter at Antietam were sparse.
Where on the battlefield were most of General Lee's troops on September 17 1862?
The Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862. At the onset of the battle most of Lee's troops were in defensive positions to the west of the Antietam Creek. The town of Sharpsburg lay between to sections of Lee's army. Lee had made his headquarters on the southwest side of the town of Sharpsburg. Union General George B. McClellan was headquartered to the northeast of Lee. McClellan had made the east side of Antietam Creek. He was directly next to the Creek itself.
What were the reasons given by Union General George B McClellan to not pursue the Confederates after Antietam?
After the US Civil War Battle of Antietam, General George B. McClellan was unwavering in his stance to not reengage Lee's army in Virginia. Based on his correspondence with General Halleck, Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton and President Lincoln, McClellan gave his reasons for not advancing. His rational was that his troops were unprepared in numbers, organization, morale, supplies and equipment to renew the battle against General Lee. Therefore, McClellan refused to follow Lincoln's direct order to advance. In his own words he stated in part that " these people don't know what an army requires and therefore act stupidly..."What is missing from the events following the Battle of Antietam seems to be contrary information from any of McClellan's generals. What is also missing is any information from the Confederate side on any aspect of the McClellan-Lincoln controversy.
How many men were on each side at the Battle of Antietam?
At the Battle of Antietam, which took place on September 17, 1862, the Union forces, led by General George B. McClellan, numbered approximately 87,164 men. The Confederate Army, commanded by General Robert E. Lee, had around 38,000 soldiers engaged in the battle. This unequal distribution of forces contributed to the intense fighting and high casualties experienced during the battle.
Which side was the victor at the Battle of Antietam?
The Union side
Who won the Battle of Antietam near sharpsburg Maryland?
Yes on 17 September 1862 in the bloodiest single day of battle in American History to date at what is called the Battle of Antietam.
Which side in the Battle of Antietam was Robert E. Lee on?
he was on the south
How many people were on the union side during the Battle of Antietam?
650,000 men fought for the union in the battle of Antietam.
What are the conflicting troop numbers at the US Civil War Battle of Antietam?
A thorough research of the numbers of troops engaged in the Battle of Antietam, displays a varied amount of forces for each side. For example, from four different accounts of this battle show the following numbers for Lee and McClellan's armies:* McClellan: 72,000, 70,000, 87,000 and 75,000 to 87,000; and* Lee: 37,000, 39,000, 40,000 and 40,000 to 51,000.Such wide variances are difficult to explain. The above figures are from texts by expert Civil War historians. None of which mentions that there are more than several versions of the troops engaged for each side of the battle.As an aside, McClellan estimated Lee's troop strength at 120,000. Based other sources, this figure is radically overblown.
What side was general McClellan on?
I assume you're talking about George B McClellan from the US Civil War. He was in the Union army.
What side was mcclellan on?
George B. McClellan was a general who fought in the Civil War. He fought on the side of the Union Army, but is generally regarded as a somewhat ineffective military leader.
Why was the Battle of Antietam declared undecided?
Because there was so many fatalties on each side
