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Battle of sharpsburg resulted in not only the bloodiest day of the american civil war but the bloodiest single day in all of american history.
Battle of antietam uniforms. General james longstreet on the forenoon of the 15th the blue uniforms of the federals appeared among the trees that crowned the heights on the eastern bank of the antietam. At sharpsburg in western maryland on the banks of the potomac river. The battle was named by the union after the nearby creek called antietam. Fought primarily on september 17 1862 between the town of sharpsburg maryland and antietam creek it ended gen.
It was called the battle of sharpsburg by the south. Place of the battle of antietam. Mcclellan commanded the federal army. Generals at the battle of antietam.
Battle of antietam a decisive engagement on september 17 1862 in the american civil war that halted the confederate invasion of maryland. President abraham lincoln used the costly union victory as an opportunity to issue the preliminary emancipation proclamation. Date of the battle of antietam. The civil war battle of antietam was one of the bloodiest days in american.
The battle of antietam ænˈtiːtəm also known as the battle of sharpsburg particularly in the southern united states was a battle of the american civil war fought on september 17 1862 between confederate general robert e. Two union soldiers had found a copy of lee s battle plans before the battle. The battle of antietam a k a. The army of the potomac and the army of northern virginia would go on to greater glories on other fields.
The number increased and larger and larger grew the field of the blue until it seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see and from the tops of the mountains down to the edges of the stream gathered the great army of mcclellan. Both of these forces were in their infancy. Re enacting retro a very well produced 125th anniversary re enactment film from 1987. Part 1 of 2.
Classic images lost the bid to film the actual 125th event in western maryland so they created. Image caption the uniforms and explosions seem real enough but the power lines and cars detract from the effect. Major general george b. Battle of antietam summary.
However general mcclellan moved slowly on the news and never really took advantage of the knowledge. On september 17 1862 two of america s greatest armies engaged in mortal combat at the battle of antietam or sharpsburg.
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