The Battle of Antietam or also known as Sharpsburgwas fought along the Antietam Creek, which had 4 bridges that spanned it. One bridge was called the Rohrbach Bridge and was located near the Henry Rohrbach farm. During the battle, the Union troops under the command of General Burnside fought desperately to take control of this bridge. From then, it became known as the Burnside Bridge. Source: "Landscape Turned Red" by Stephen W. Sears. Custermen
Antietam Creek, near Sharpsburg, Maryland.
Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland.
Antietam is a creek near Sharpsburg, MD. The Confederate name for the battle is Sharpsburg.
Because Antietam Creek is located near Sharpsburg
The awnser is Antietam
Antietam was fought in Maryland near the town of Sharpsburg.
The 1862 Civil War battle known as the Battle of Antietam (or the Battle of Sharpsburg) took place near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and around Antietam Creek. This area is found in northwestern Maryland, approximately 60 miles from Washington, D.C.
Antietam. The battle is often known as Sharpsburg by Southerners.
Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland.
The Battle of Antietam occurred September 17, 1862 near the town of Sharpsburg, Maryland.
Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland.
The Battle of Antietam took place near the Antietam Creek, near Sharpsburg, Maryland in September of 1862. This was the first time Confederate General Lee took his forces into Union territory. Maryland was a slave state that remained in the Union. It was one of the bloodiest battles in American history. Union General Burnside, under the command of General George B. McClellan forced Lee back into Virginia as a result of the battle. Not long afterwards US President Lincoln visited General McClellan to see the battlefield itself.