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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.
In the Battle of Antietam, General Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North ended on this battlefield in 1862. [5] Established as Antietam National Battlefield Site August 30, 1890, [6] the park was transferred from the War Department on August 10, 1933, [7] and redesignated November 10, 1978. [6]
Miller's Cornfield (usually referred to as 'the Cornfield') is a section of the Antietam battlefield of the American Civil War. It is remembered as the site of some of the most savage fighting of the Battle of Antietam, which itself was the bloodiest single-day action of the Civil War. The Union and Confederates fought in the cornfield, many ...
The resulting Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest day of battle in American history. Following his victory in the northern Virginia campaign , Lee moved north with 55,000 men through the Shenandoah Valley starting on September 4, 1862.
Antietam Creek (/ æ n ˈ t iː t əm /) is a 41.7-mile-long (67.1 km) [1] tributary of the Potomac River located in south central Pennsylvania and western Maryland in the United States, a region known as the Hagerstown Valley. The creek became famous as a focal point of the Battle of Antietam during the American Civil War.
For two historians who have started a podcast dedicated to the Battle of Antietam, the battle is a bottomless well of historical treasures. More than 150 years after the battle, these podcasters ...
Here's why South Kingstown is paying tribute to Civil War brigadier general and native son Isaac Peace Rodman.
Image of Colonel Colvill when he was a Captain. The 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment was a Union infantry regiment active during the American Civil War.The 1st Minnesota participated in the battles of First Bull Run, Antietam and the Battle of Gettysburg. [1]