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- Battle_of_Antietam abstract "The Battle of Antietam /ænˈtiːtəm/ also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South, fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union soil. It is the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with a combined tally of dead, wounded, and missing at 22,717.After pursuing Confederate General Robert E. Lee into Maryland, Union Army Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan launched attacks against Lee's army, in defensive positions behind Antietam Creek. At dawn on September 17, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker's corps mounted a powerful assault on Lee's left flank. Attacks and counterattacks swept across Miller's cornfield and fighting swirled around the Dunker Church. Union assaults against the Sunken Road eventually pierced the Confederate center, but the Federal advantage was not followed up. In the afternoon, Union Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside's corps entered the action, capturing a stone bridge over Antietam Creek and advancing against the Confederate right. At a crucial moment, Confederate Maj. Gen. A.P. Hill's division arrived from Harpers Ferry and launched a surprise counterattack, driving back Burnside and ending the battle. Although outnumbered two-to-one, Lee committed his entire force, while McClellan sent in less than three-quarters of his army, enabling Lee to fight the Federals to a standstill. During the night, both armies consolidated their lines. In spite of crippling casualties, Lee continued to skirmish with McClellan throughout September 18, while removing his battered army south of the Potomac River.Despite having superiority of numbers, McClellan's attacks failed to achieve force concentration, allowing Lee to counter by shifting forces and moving interior lines to meet each challenge. Despite ample reserve forces that could have been deployed to exploit localized successes, McClellan failed to destroy Lee's army. McClellan had halted Lee's invasion of Maryland, but Lee was able to withdraw his army back to Virginia without interference from the cautious McClellan. Although the battle was tactically inconclusive, the Confederate troops had withdrawn first from the battlefield, making it, in military terms, a Union victory. It had significance as enough of a victory to give President Abraham Lincoln the confidence to announce his Emancipation Proclamation, which discouraged the British and French governments from potential plans for recognition of the Confederacy.".
- Battle_of_Antietam causalties "12,401 (2,108 killed".
- Battle_of_Antietam causalties "753 captured/missing)".
- Battle_of_Antietam causalties "9,540 wounded".
- Battle_of_Antietam commander George_B._McClellan.
- Battle_of_Antietam commander Robert_E._Lee.
- Battle_of_Antietam date "1862-09-17".
- Battle_of_Antietam isPartOfMilitaryConflict American_Civil_War.
- Battle_of_Antietam place Sharpsburg,_Maryland.
- Battle_of_Antietam place Washington_County,_Maryland.
- Battle_of_Antietam result "Tactically inconclusive; strategic Union victory".
- Battle_of_Antietam strength "38,000 "engaged"".
- Battle_of_Antietam strength "75,500 "present for duty"".
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- Battle_of_Antietam caption "The Battle of Antietam, by Kurz & Allison, depicting the scene of action at Burnside's Bridge".
- Battle_of_Antietam casualties "10316".
- Battle_of_Antietam casualties "12401".
- Battle_of_Antietam commander George_B._McClellan.
- Battle_of_Antietam commander Robert_E._Lee.
- Battle_of_Antietam conflict "Battle of Antietam".
- Battle_of_Antietam date "1862-09-17".
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- Battle_of_Antietam place Washington_County,_Maryland.
- Battle_of_Antietam place "near Sharpsburg, Maryland".
- Battle_of_Antietam quote "... every stalk of corn in the northern and greater part of the field was cut as closely as could have been done with a knife, and the [Confederates] slain lay in rows precisely as they had stood in their ranks a few moments before.".
- Battle_of_Antietam quote "...the most deadly fire of the war. Rifles are shot to pieces in the hands of the soldiers, canteens and haversacks are riddled with bullets, the dead and wounded go down in scores.".
- Battle_of_Antietam quote "Go and look at [Burnside's Bridge], and tell me if you don't think Burnside and his corps might have executed a hop, skip, and jump and landed on the other side. One thing is certain, they might have waded it that day without getting their waist belts wet in any place.".
- Battle_of_Antietam quote "We were shooting them like sheep in a pen. If a bullet missed the mark at first it was liable to strike the further bank, angle back, and take them secondarily.".
- Battle_of_Antietam result "Tactically inconclusive; strategic Union victory".
- Battle_of_Antietam source "Captain Benjamin F. Cook of the 12th Massachusetts Infantry, on the attack by the Louisiana Tigers at the Cornfield".
- Battle_of_Antietam source "Confederate staff officer Henry Kyd Douglas".
- Battle_of_Antietam source "Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker".
- Battle_of_Antietam source "Sergeant of the 61st New York".
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- Battle_of_Antietam comment "The Battle of Antietam /ænˈtiːtəm/ also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South, fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union soil. It is the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with a combined tally of dead, wounded, and missing at 22,717.After pursuing Confederate General Robert E. Lee into Maryland, Union Army Maj. Gen.".
- Battle_of_Antietam label "Bataille d'Antietam".
- Battle_of_Antietam label "Batalha de Antietam".
- Battle_of_Antietam label "Batalla de Antietam".
- Battle_of_Antietam label "Battaglia di Antietam".