McLellan did not move quite fast enough to destroy Lee's divisions piecemeal. So Lee had just enough time to concentrate his forces at Antietam Creek.
This question is miscategorized. Marye's Heights was at Fredricksburg not Antietam.
The Union strategy in the Battle of Antietam was to assault the under manned Confederate forces of Robert E. Lee. Lee was forced to create a tactical defense in order to have the ability to produce a counter attack against the Union army.
The southern commander was General Robert E. Lee.
The allied forces were Britain, USA, and USSR for the most part.
During the American Civil War, the Battle of Antietam, which took place on September 17, 1862, involved Northern forces commanded by Major General George McClellan and Southern forces commanded by General Robert E. Lee. The battle was in many ways a draw; however, it can be considered a Union victory since it served as a check to the Southern invasion of the North that had begun before the battle took place.
George McClellan
George McLellan
it was battle of Antietam because at this battle lee the general of conference retreated. the battle was draw but union claimed victory The capture of Vicksburg, closing the Mississippi to Southern traffic, choking off Southern forces from supplies is the actual turning point.
Seizure of a stone bridge over Antietam Creek by Union forces.
The Battle of Antietam was known as Sharpsburg to the Confederate forces.
McLellan did not move quite fast enough to destroy Lee's divisions piecemeal. So Lee had just enough time to concentrate his forces at Antietam Creek.
You're probably thinking of Sharpsburg. The Union referred to it as the Battle of Antietam (after Antietam Creek) while the Confederacy referred to it as the Battle of Sharpsburg.
Antietam (or Sharpsburg to the Confederates)
Antietam/Sharpsburg (Maryland)
This question is miscategorized. Marye's Heights was at Fredricksburg not Antietam.
United States Air Forces Southern Command was created in 1942.