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That it was called the Battle of Sharpsburg by the South.
sep. 16-18,1862
in sharpsburg,Maryland
92,400 soldiers fought








ite it was a tie, the union didnt win.

and also the only day of fighting was September 17th, 530 AM - 530 PM

and there were more casualties in this one battle than the revolution, Mexican war and the war of 1812 put together (all the deaths of all the wars)
south called Antietam sharpsburg
it was one of the bloodiest battles in the civil war and it lasted for one day
Biggest number of casualties in one day, in all American history.

This Confederate defeat signalled the failure of Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania. The British had viewed this as the test of Confederate viability, prior to possible intervention on the side of the South. That prospect was never high on the agenda again.

The outcome of the battle was decided by pure accident, when a Confederate officer accidentally dropped a set of orders in the field. These were taken to the Union HQ and confirmed genuine by an officer who could recognise the handwriting of the General who had signed them. This gave McLellan a big advantage in being able to wrong-foot Lee, just for once.

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