The Confederates were, for the most part, fighting from protected positions while the Union troops attacked over open fields.
Antietam
The battle of Antietam' 10,000 Confederate and 12,000 Union soldiers were killed or wounded
The Battle of Antietam. where 10,000 Confederate and 12.000 Union soldiers were killed or wounded
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The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest day of the Civil War. Ten thousand Confederate and twelve thousand Union soldiers were killed or wounded
They called the Confederate soldiers the Rebels or "Rebs"
Yes there were. Although the Union outnumbered the Confederate soldiers...
The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single day in the Civil War. 22,717 men died in the battle, 12,401 Union soldiers and 10,316 Confederate soldiers.
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At the Battle of Antietem 1,546 Confederate soldiers were killed, 7,752 were wounded, and 1,018 were captured or missing. On the Union side, 2,108 were killed, 9,540 were wounded, and 753 were captured or missing.
650,000 men fought for the union in the battle of Antietam.