Battle of Antietam
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The Battle of Antietam was a pivotal 1862 clash in the American Civil War, known as the bloodiest single day in U.S. military history and a turning point that enabled Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Antietam canonical | 81 |
| Battle of Sharpsburg | 1 |
| Battlefield of Antietam | 1 |
| Cornfield at Antietam | 1 |
| Union Army operations at Antietam | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Antietam
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Sharpsburg
|
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
Union ⓘ |
| campaignObjective |
Gettysburg Campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate invasion of the North
|
| casualtyDescription | heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
George McClellan
ⓘ
surface form:
George B. McClellan
Robert E. Lee ⓘ |
| commanderRole |
George McClellan
ⓘ
surface form:
George B. McClellan commanded Union forces
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
surface form:
Robert E. Lee commanded Confederate forces
|
| ConfederateArmy | Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| ConfederateCasualtiesApprox | about 10,300 ⓘ |
| ConfederateObjective | gain foreign recognition through a victory on Union soil ⓘ |
| conflictIn | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | September 17, 1862 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Fredericksburg
ⓘ
Battle of Shepherdstown ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| killedWoundedMissingApprox | about 23,000 ⓘ |
| legacy |
led to shift of war aims toward emancipation
ⓘ
major turning point in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| location |
Antietam Creek, Maryland
ⓘ
surface form:
Antietam Creek
Sharpsburg, Maryland ⓘ Washington County, Maryland ⓘ |
| memorial | Antietam National Battlefield ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first major battle of the Civil War fought on Union soil ⓘ |
| notableFeature | bloodiest single day in American military history ⓘ |
| partOf | Maryland Campaign ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence |
discouraged potential British recognition of the Confederacy
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discouraged potential French recognition of the Confederacy ⓘ enabled preliminary Emancipation Proclamation ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of South Mountain ⓘ |
| preservedAs |
National Battlefields
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surface form:
U.S. National Battlefield
|
| result |
strategic Union victory
ⓘ
tactically inconclusive ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| stateControl | National Park Service ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
gave Abraham Lincoln political capital to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
ⓘ
halted first major Confederate invasion of the North ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
Burnside Bridge
ⓘ
Sunken Road ⓘ cornfield ⓘ |
| UnionArmy | Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| UnionCasualtiesApprox | about 12,400 ⓘ |
| UnionObjective | drive Confederate forces from Maryland ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
Referenced by (85)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Antietam Creek
subject surface form:
Antietam Creek
subject surface form:
George B. McClellan
this entity surface form:
Battle of Sharpsburg
subject surface form:
James Longstreet
subject surface form:
George B. McClellan
subject surface form:
Harry T. Hays
subject surface form:
Isaac E. Avery
subject surface form:
Jubal A. Early
subject surface form:
Francis Channing Barlow
subject surface form:
Francis Channing Barlow