Known to the Confederacy as Sharpsburg.
The Confederates called Antietam the Battle of Sharpsburg.
The Battle of Sharpsburg
The battle of Antietam was fought near the battle of SharpsburgMaryland. But the name Antietam comes from the creek that was near the battlefield , and that was the name the south gave the battle and everyone else just picked up on it.
The Battle of Antietam (Battle of Sharpsburg) .
Antietam is a creek near Sharpsburg, MD. The Confederate name for the battle is Sharpsburg.
Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was known as Sharpsburg to the Confederate forces.
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It is capitalized as it is a part of a proper name. It should be written as the Battle of Antietam. As another example without a capital letter: The Antietam battle was also called Sharpsburg. Note the small "b" here, as it is not in a proper name as with the first case.
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.
Antietam
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