George McClellan
The Union Army of the Potomac commanded by Major General George B. McClellan won the battle along Antietam Creek.
The Confederate Army was commanded by General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Antietam.
General Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. General George B. McClellan commanded the Union Army of the Potomac.
The Confederate Army was commanded by General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Antietam.
The commander of the Unions Army of the Potomac at Antietam was Major General George B. McClellan.
General Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate army at the Battle of Antietam, known in the south as the Battle of Sharpsburg.
George Meade commanded the Union Army, and Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate Army.
The Union army suffered over 2,100 combat deaths at Antietam.
George Brinton McClellan.
The significance of the Battle of Antietam is that the Union army forced the Confederate Army to retreat behind the Potomac River. See the related link for more information about the Battle of Antietam.
Meade commanded the Army of the Potomac (Union). Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia (Confederacy).
During the Civil War, the army based in Washington, D.C., was known as the Army of the Potomac. It was the primary Union army in the Eastern Theater and played a crucial role in major battles, including Gettysburg and Antietam. Commanded by various generals throughout the war, it was instrumental in the Union's efforts to defeat the Confederate forces.