Battle of Antietam - Wikipedia Part of the Maryland Campaign, it was the first field army –level engagement in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War to take place on Union soil It remains the bloodiest day in American history, with a tally of 22,726 dead, wounded, or missing on both sides
Antietam National Battlefield (U. S. National Park Service) The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation Check out this section for answers to all your questions if you are planning a visit to Antietam National Battlefield
Antietam Battle Facts and Summary | American Battlefield Trust The Battle of Antietam begins at dawn when Hooker’s Union corps mounts a powerful assault on Lee’s left flank Repeated Union attacks and equally vicious Confederate counterattacks sweep back and forth across Miller’s cornfield and the West Woods
Battle of Antietam | Summary Significance | Britannica 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
The Battle of Antietam | National Museum of American History The Battle of Antietam In September 1862, General Lee crossed the Potomac River and carried the war into Maryland He had defeated the Union Army on the Virginia peninsula in May, and again at the second battle of Bull Run in August
The Battle of Antietam on the Web The focus of this website is on the people who participated in the American Civil War battle of Antietam (or Sharpsburg) and the Maryland Campaign of 1862 We've collected information about many of them over the years
About the Battle - Antietam Institute The Battle of Antietam was the culmination of the Maryland Campaign of 1862, the first invasion of the North by Confederate General Robert E Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia Other Southern armies were marching through Kentucky and Missouri as the tide of war flowed north
Experience Antietam National Battlefield | VisitMaryland. org A key turning point in the Civil War, The Battle of Antietam took place on Maryland soil, as Confederate soldiers crossed the Potomac River and clashed with Union forces in the sleepy town of Sharpsburg
Antietam National Battlefield - Wikipedia Antietam National Battlefield is a National Park Service -protected area along Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Washington County, northwestern Maryland It commemorates the American Civil War Battle of Antietam that occurred on September 17, 1862