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The Maryland campaign (or Antietam campaign) occurred September 4–20, 1862, during the American Civil War. The campaign was Confederate General Robert E. Lee 's first invasion of the North . It was repulsed by the Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan , who moved to intercept Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia and ...
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The Battle of Antietam (/ æ n ˈ t iː t əm / an-TEE-təm), also called the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the Southern United States, took place during the American Civil War on September 17, 1862, between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union Major General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek.
During the Maryland Campaign, when Confederate General Robert E. Lee invaded the North for the first time, Mansfield was given command of the XII Corps of the Army of the Potomac, as of September 15, 1862, two days prior to the Battle of Antietam. [3] He arrived in the camp with 40 years of army experience, but no recent combat.
The Association's mission is to interpret the history of the region in Maryland and Pennsylvania drained by Antietam Creek and its tributaries. It pursues this mission through print publications, a website, a Facebook page, direct interaction with researchers, digital image archives, study groups, and an annual meeting featuring a scholarly presentation concerning some pertinent historical topic.
Antietam Academy is a public high school and middle school in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States.The school consists of an alternative program specializing in behavioral as well as academic disciplines for students in grades 6–12.
Colonel Charles C. Tew (1846) first graduate of the college; served as professor and Commandant of the Citadel Academy and Superintendent of the Arsenal Academy, founded Hillsborough Military Academy in North Carolina. Killed in action at the Battle of Antietam in 1862 on the eve of his promotion to brigadier general.
Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26 – September 2. Occupation of Atlanta September 2 – November 15. Whitehall Road, near Atlanta, November 9. March to the sea November 15 – December 10. Siege of Savannah December 10–21. Carolinas Campaign January to April 1865. North Edisto, S.C., February 12–13. Red Bank Creek February 15.