General Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. General George B. McClellan commanded the Union Army of the Potomac.
Battle of Antietam took place only for one day in Sharpsburg, Maryland. it was the single bloodiest day in American History. There were 23,000 dead, missing, or wounded combined for both sides.
Antietam saw the highest one-day casualty lists.
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 Antietam, Maryland was the worst single day battle with about 27,000 casualties in 12 hours. There were several other battles with as many or more casualties, but they were multi-day events.
The Battle of Antietam was only fought on one day, September 17, 1862. The dead of both sides amounted to: 1,512 Confederate and 2,108 Federals (Union). The total casualties in killed, wounded, and missing were in excess of 23,000 men making it the bloodiest single day in US military history. Source: Civil War Battles, Johnson, Curt and McLaughlin, Mark 1977
Wounded soldiers on both sides at the Battle of Antietam were treated at field hospitals. If they survived they were taken to nearby hospitals in Maryland or Washington DC. Clara Barton, acted as a nurse at this and other battles in the East. She later formed the American Red Cross.
September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest day of the Civil War. It was the day of the battle of Antietam, when about 23,000 soldiers died (counting both sides).
The losses on both sides were so high that the battle was recorded as the bloodiest day of the Civil War.
Battle losses are often measured in terms of casualties. Deaths as a result of combat wounds may be strung out over days and weeks. With that said, both sides in the Battle of Antietam suffered casualties close to 12,000 for each side.
The Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg, Maryland) on September 17, 1862. As many as 3,700 were killed on both sides, with total casualties (dead, wounded, missing) of about 23,000 men.
The bloodiest Civil War battle fought in Maryland was the Battle of Antietam. It took place on September 17, 1862, near the town of Sharpsburg. The battle resulted in heavy casualties on both sides, making it one of the deadliest single-day battles in American history.
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