After the Invasion of Maryland, General Lee made a plan for his attack on the north. But a Confederate soldier accidentally left a copy in 3 unused cigars in the camp. After they left, Union Soldiers arrived to rest. An Soldier stumble upon them and gave them to his general. Seeing that these were capture plans, McClellan finally got the chance to stop Lee's army. On September17, 1862, at Antietam Creek, near Sharpsburg Maryland, McClellan's army clashed violently with that of Lee's. This resulted in the Battle of Antietam. It is said it was the bloodiest day of American history. Neither side gained any ground by nightfall, 25,000 men were dead or wounded. Lee who lost one-third of his army, withdrew to Virginia.McClellan was too cautious to follow, missing his chance to finish of the Southern army. Lincoln was so fed up that McClellan did not finish the Southern army, he fired the general of duty in November, 1862.
not Antietam war, BATTLE of Antietam
The Battles of Brandwine and Fort McHenry in the Revolutionary War and the Battle of Antietam in the US Civil War.
Antietam in the Civil War
The Battle of Antietam was very important to the Emancipation Proclamation because it was the final battle of the Civil War. The treaty was signed at Antietam Courthouse and the Emancipation Proclamation declared slaves free, which was the whole point in the Civil War.
Civil War
not Antietam war, BATTLE of Antietam
Battle of Antietam, 23000 casualties, in MD. Sept 1862
The Battles of Brandwine and Fort McHenry in the Revolutionary War and the Battle of Antietam in the US Civil War.
The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest day of the Civil War
The Antietam battlefield is the site of the bloodiest battle of the civil war.
Antietam in the Civil War
The Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862
The Battle of Antietam, near Sharpsburg, MD, was one of many battles fought during the Civil War.
The union won the battle Antietam in Maryland. It was the bloodiest battle in the war.
Antietam
Antietam
US Civil War