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September 17, 1862, the battle of Antietam, with 32,719 casualties and 3,654 dead was the single bloodiest day in American history.

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What is the name of the war that was the bloodiest single day of fighting in American history?

what is the name of the war that was the bloodiest single day of fighting in american history


What was the bloodiest war in American history?

World War II was the bloodiest war in the U.S. History.


This battle was the bloodiest single-day battle in US history?

The battle of Antietam, Maryland was the worst single day battle with about 27,000 casualties in 12 hours. There were several other battles with as many or more casualties, but they were multi-day events.


What battle is known as the bloodiest day in american history?

In July & August of 1931 around 3 million people died from a flood in China. That was over a period of weeks, rather than a single day. January 23, 1556, 830 thousand people died in an earthquake in China. That would probably represent the single bloodiest day in human history. The firestorm created in Tokyo, Japan March 9, 1945 claimed about 97,000 lives. For a more protracted period of time, 8:15 (local time) Monday morning, August 6th, 1945, somewhere from 120 to 140 thousand Japanese were killed by the first nuclear weapon used in war.


What were some of the bloodiest battles of the civil war were fought in?

Some of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War were fought at Gettysburg, Antietam, and Chickamauga. The Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863 was the turning point of the war and resulted in approximately 51,000 casualties. The Battle of Antietam, fought in September 1862, remains the single bloodiest day in American history, with around 22,000 casualties. Chickamauga, occurring in September 1863, also saw heavy fighting, resulting in over 34,000 casualties.