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Battle of Antietam

With 23,000 casualties, the Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history. It was also the first Civil War battle to take place in Northern territory. The Battle of Antietam was fought on September 17, 1862, in Maryland. It is also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg. Ask questions about Antietam here.

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What happened at the battle Antietam?

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As part of an overall defensive plan for the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis hoped to see his army commanders move into United States territory - for Robert E. Lee it would be the invasion of Maryland. It was thought that the state of Maryland might break away from the Union and join the Confederacy. Morale was high in the Army of Northern Virginia, and Lee hoped to move away from war-ravaged Virgina. The idea that Europeans governments might recognize the Confederate Government was also strong in their minds.

Lee had united his army along the high ground of the town of Sharpsburg, to his front ran the Antietam Creek. McClellan planned to attack Lee's left by making a diversionary attack on the right, and he opened the attack on Sept. 17th. Five separate attacks, without the use of two of the six corps diluted McClellan's advantage in numbers (80,000 Union vs 55,000 Confederate). The Union attacks were not coordinated, and rippled from the north to the south of their lines. In the south Ambrose E. Burnside tried to cross the Antietam Creek with his forces shortly after noon as part of the diversionary attack, but was beaten back twice. By 3:00, Burnside had his troops across the creek, but was met by A.P. Hill's infantry who had just completed a 17-mile forced march. Burnside's troops were forced back, and Hill's troops had stopped the last Union penetration of the day. McClellan declined to attack on the second day, Lee (who had lost nearly a quarter of his command - 22,000) began his withdraw on the night of the 18th. The Confederates had beaten back the Union's attacks, but failed to inavde Maryland, and failed to gain any European recognition.

Source(s):The American Civil War (The West Point Military History Series) Thomas E. Griess Editor, Avery Publishing, 1987; Yahoo Answers!, 2009

What type of clothing did confederates wear in the Battle of Antietam?

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The unions wore blue uniforms and black belt and blue caps!

How many men total fought at the Battle of Antietam?

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In the Battle of Antietam there were 22,700 casualties.

  • 12,400 Union
  • 10,300 Confederate

Note: This statistic does not include the number of horses killed

Was the Battle of Antietam or Gettysburg worse?

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Antietam is the deadliest single day battle in the history of the United States. Gettysburg was deadlier but over the span of three days.

What was the significance Robert E. Lee did during the civil war?

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After graduating from West Point, Lee became a member of the US. Army and began a long and remarkable military career. He distinguished himself in the Mexican War earning three honorary field promotions. His accomplishments were many including Assistant to the Chief of the Engineer Corps and Superintendent of West Point. In later years he was appointed President of what is now called "Washington and Lee University" in Lexington, Virginia. President Lincoln had asked Lee to command the Union Armies and respectively rejected this notion. Robert E. Lee vigorously opposed slavery and as early as 1856 made this statement: "There are few, I believe, in this enlightened age, who will not acknowledge that slavery as an institution is a moral and political evil." Lee also knew that the use of slaves was coming to an end. Cyrus McCormick's 1831 invention of the mule-drawn mechanical reaper sounded the death knell for the use of slave labor. Before the Civil War began, 250,000 slaves had already been freed.

Who is the victor of the Battle of Antietam?

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Technically, the Union was the winning side. However, many argue that due to many losses on both sides, neither side won! Some will say that both sides lost or both sides won. It just depends on how you look at it.

But the Union was never actually defeated, unlike the Confederates- so history says they won!

Which battle was more important- Gettysburg or Antietam?

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Antietam - because its result directly affected the outcome of the war. Lincoln was free to issue his Emancipation Proclamation, which kept Britain and France from aiding the Confederates. That could have tilted the war fatally against the Union.

Gettysburg was the more dramatic moment, and turned out to be a psychological body-blow to the Confederates, and also to Lee personally (his health began to fail from this time.) But it did not directly affect any strategic outcomes.

Why did the Battle of Pusan occur?

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By the time the Communist North Koreans attacked on June 25, 1950, there were only 200 U.S. "advisors" in South Korea. By the time the U.S. military landed reinforcements the South Koreans and the initial U.S. units had been pushed to the area around Pusan. In order to allow for adequate reinforcements to arrive, a perimeter was set up. On September 15, 1950, the 3rd Brigade Landing Team (BLT), 5th Marine Regiment, landed and took Wolmi-do near Inch'on, while the remainder of the 5th Marines and the 1st Marines assaulted other area objectives. On September 16, 1950 the Marine regiments had established a line on the east side of Inch'on and began to advance toward Seoul.

Near Pusan on 16 September the breakout began but with limited success. American Army Units with Republic of Korea Army units (ROKA) attacked and were counterattacked, gaining ground slowly until 22 September when the Battle of the Pusan Perimeter ended.

This breakout was important in that space was needed to gain momentum for maneuver warfare and to seize the initiative. Military forces cannot gain ground in a defensive role, and the priority was to retake lost South Korean cities and territory.

The battle of Antietam fought in Maryland was known as?

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One of the downright bloodiest battles this country has ever seen. Also the bloodiest of all the civil war battles.

The battle of antietem was a major turning point in the war because why?

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Antietam was the first major battle fought on Union soil that forced General Lees army to retreat back south of the Potomac River. It was the bloodiest one battle in American history. It gave President Lincoln the confidence to announce the Emancipation Proclamation.

What major factor caused the defeat of the Confederates at the Battle of Antietam in 1862?

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The South had a low population and lackedÊa strong central government and finances during the Battle of Gettysburg. As a result, The North was able to seize and hold positions on high ground which led to their victory.Ê

When and where did the Battle of Leningrad occur?

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the battle of leningrad occured September 8, 1941 - January 27, 1944 in the Soviet Union

What step did Lincoln announce after the battle?

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Freeing slaves in the confederacy

What general did President Lincoln fire after the Battle of Antietam?

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Based on his previous actions, and not just those at Antietam, Lincoln fired Major General George McClellan as general-in-chief of the Union armies and replaced him as commander of the Army of the Potomac with Ambrose Burnside.

Lincoln was likely prompted by what he saw as the indecisive, overcautious nature of McClellan, who at Antietam thought that he was outnumbered when it was very much the reverse.

Who was the head of confederate forces in the Battle of Antietam?

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قاد الجنرال روبرت إي لي الجيش الكونفدرالي لشمال فيرجينيا في معركة أنتيتام.

How many soldiers died on both sides at the Battle of Antietam?

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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

How was a mistake responsible for the Battle of Antietam?

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He was angry at himself for making his wife pregnant so he accidentally went into war.

Why did Robert e lee send Stonewall Jackson to capture the union arsenal in the Battle of Antietam?

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The capture of Harper's Ferry with its arsenal was something the Confederates began while still moving north, about five days before the battle. There were 12,000 Yankees in Harper's Ferry and Lee did not want to go past them and leave them behind him, in case they came out and attacked him army while it was going north. It took several days for Jackson's men to get on the three heights overlooking the town and emplace cannon there - one across the Potomac on the Maryland side, and one on either side of the Shenandoah. Once there they had to bombard the Yankees some to convince them to surrender, which they only did after the Rebels began an attack. Meanwhile a copy of Lee's orders had been found by the Yankees, who moved with unusual haste for them, to bring on a battle. Lee was not expecting to fight quite that soon. Jackson left only one division at Harper's Ferry, to finish paroling prisoners and start captured was munitions south. That division marched very rapidly tot he battle and arrived just in the nick of time to save the Confederates from disaster, as the day of the battle was ending.

Why did the north win the battle of Chattanooga?

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General Bragg won the battle but lost Chattanooga. He had troops holding key road crossings cutting off most of the supplies and caused the union defenders to surrender or starve!... ShAyNNA fA'AeA KEy
union victory

This battle resulted in a Union victory.

The battle of chickamauga ended in a confederacy win.

Was the geography of the Battle of Antietam important?

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When I went to visit the Battlefield of Antietam, it was made up primarily of fields and hills. Much of the fighting was done on farmland. A huge part of the battle took place in a cornfield. However, there were (at the time, not so much now) forests, too. They are currently trying to grow the forests back.

What mistake did George McClellan made at the Battle of Antietam?

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Moving too slowly to exploit his advantage of being able to destroy Lee's divisions, piecemeal, after discovering that they were widely separated..

A Confederate spy in his camp had managed to alert Lee, who quickly concentrated his forces at Antietam Creek.

How many union soldiers where killed in chickamauga?

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About 1,600 Federal troops died in the Battle of Chickamauga, which was fought September 19-20 1863.

What are the number of troops in the Battle of Antietam?

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There were 40,000 to 45,000 men for the Confederacy and 87,000 to 90,000 for the Union at Antietam. Of these only about 37,000 Southerners and 56,000 Federals were actually engaged in the fighting. The link below is an excellent place for finding numbers of men engaged at each phase of the battle.

Another source: Civil War Battles, Johnson and McLaughlin, 1977.