Battle of Antietam

By chance, a Confederate officer dropped a set of Lee's orders in the field.

By chance, they were found by Union troops and taken to Headquarters.

By chance, an officer was able to identify the signature of the Adjutant-General, whom he'd known before the war.

This put the game in McLellan's hands. But...

By chance, there was a Confederate spy in the camp, who was able to tip-off Lee that his orders had been read by McLellan.

So McLellan's victory was not as overwhelming as it might have been, and Lee's army was able to escape back to Virginia.

Still, the battle changed history, as it was the long-awaited Northern victory that gave Lincoln the credibility to announce the Emancipation Proclamation that kept the British out of the war, as it was now officially a crusade against slavery, for all the world to see.

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No, The Battle of Shiloh had more casualties. It was one of the bloodiest battles of the war. Antietam, however, stands as the bloodiest single day of combat and in terms of killed and wounded they are very nearly the same.

It acheved its main aim - to prevent Lee from invading Pennsylvania, and to score a Union win, to give Lincoln the credibility to issue his Emancipation Proclamation.

But Lincoln believed that McClellan should have been able to destroy Lee's army outright, and fired him after months of disappointing performance.

26,134 people died at the battle of Antietam. About 13,700 of the total casualties were Confederates and about 12,400 death were of the Union. This battle was the bloodiest day in American history. The battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862.

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IMPROVEMENT.

It's a part of the battlefield where the Battle of Antietam was fought.

at least 2300 well that is the rounded estimation i am doing A report about it right now and i ran across this question but the real number is 22717 killed , wounded, captured, or missing

For all practical purposes, General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia was the key part of the South's military power. As it would be seen, as long as Lee and his army was capable of waging war, the South had hope. General George B. McClellan had two chances to destroy Lee's army.The first day was September 16, 1862. Lee's army was not intact, as part of it was still in transit from Harper's Ferry. Also, McClellan was at his peak and his return to command the Army of the Potomac was a welcomed event for the soldiers that respected him so much. Additionally, Lee himself was suffering from an injury. Either on the 16th or the 17th, the North had a two to one edge in troops. And they had the advantage of fighting on their own territory.

McClellan could not take advantage of the elements strongly in his favor.

As a result, Lee was able to retreat and fight again.

Lee retreated back into Virginia.

Philippi Races.

the southern army was blocked.

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Leader of the rebel states (or the Confederacy) was Jefferson Davis, a symbolic figure of the 'Plantocracy', who was felt to embody the Confederate virtues of military distinction and feudal honour.

He proved a disappointment, unable to control either his Generals or his cabinet.

Lincoln's first goal was to preserve the Union. However, he did want to free the slaves but did not want to upset the South more then they already were. The Union victory at Antietam gave Lincoln the confidence to pass the Emancipation Proclamation. It created great excitement, but its many loopholes failed to free any slaves.

The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single day of combat during the US Civil War. Casualties added up to over 23,000 men killed wounded, or missing.

Yes, General George B. McClellan had children. He and his wife, Ellen Marcy McClellan, had three children: a son named George B. McClellan Jr. and two daughters, Mary and Ellen. The McClellan family was relatively private, and not much is widely known about the lives of his children.

Antietam is unique amongst the battles of the US Civil War as it was the bloodiest single day of the entire war. Over 23,000 men were either killed or wounded September 17, 1862.

It would give Lincoln a victory to point to so his Emancipation Proclamation could be issued without the appearance of being a desperate measure.

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General Robert E. Lee planned and led the Army of Northern Virginia across the Potomac River and into Maryland. On September 17, 1862, his army the Union's Army of the Potomac would engage each other in the Battle of Antietam.

The Union army fought very poorly for the first year of the war, experiencing defeats at the First Battle of Bull Run and every other major battle up to the Second Battle of Bull Run. Despite the string of defeats, the Union Army was not beaten but was dispirited. Morale was very low. Most of the army withdrew to positions north of the Potomac River to regroup. Confederate President Jefferson Davis wanted to end the war, which he believed he could do in one of several ways: Defeat the main force of the Union army, take Washington, DC, topple the Lincoln government, or gain recognition from major European powers. Davis ordered General Lee to cross the Potomac and put pressure on Washington. As the Confederate Army drew near to the capital, the Union army was quickly organized to engage and the two armies met near Sharpsburg, Maryland, along Antietam Creek.

The Union Army of the Potomac led by Major General George B. McClellan fought for the United States. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee fought for the Confederate States of America, or the South. In other words, Americans fought the Battle of Antietam. Union General George B. McClellan outnumbered the enemy and the Rebels escaped total defeat in that McClellan never used all of his reserves. If he had, he might have defeated Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in detail. Although there were events and battles leading up to Antietam, the battle here was on September 17, 1862. On that day, there were more American casualties then on any other day of battle in US history.