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.

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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
discouraged potential French recognition of the Confederacy
enabled preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
precededBy Battle of South Mountain
preservedAs National Battlefields
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

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Battle of Shepherdstown precededBy Battle of Antietam
1st Massachusetts Cavalry participatedIn Battle of Antietam
Thomas Francis Meagher battle Battle of Antietam
Confederate artillery engagedIn Battle of Antietam
Alexander Gardner photographed Battle of Antietam
this entity surface form: Battlefield of Antietam
Confederate infantry notableEngagement Battle of Antietam
John Buford battle Battle of Antietam
D. H. Hill participatedIn Battle of Antietam
Joseph Hooker participatedIn Battle of Antietam
Darius N. Couch participatedIn Battle of Antietam
Major General Joseph Hooker battle Battle of Antietam
subject surface form: Joseph Hooker
Daniel Butterfield battle Battle of Antietam
Rohrbach’s Bridge usedDuring Battle of Antietam
Major General Ambrose E. Burnside battle Battle of Antietam
subject surface form: Ambrose E. Burnside
Union Ninth Corps front conflict Battle of Antietam
Antietam National Cemetery commemorates Battle of Antietam
John B. Gordon notableBattle Battle of Antietam
Pete participatedIn Battle of Antietam
subject surface form: James Longstreet
Antietam Creek historicallyNotableFor Battle of Antietam
The Cornfield partOf Battle of Antietam
Confederate Brigadier General Robert Toombs participatedIn Battle of Antietam
subject surface form: Robert Toombs
Dunker Church battleAssociatedWith Battle of Antietam
Dunker Church nearFeature Battle of Antietam
this entity surface form: Cornfield at Antietam
Dunker Church associatedWith Battle of Antietam
this entity surface form: Union Army operations at Antietam
Colonel Maxcy Gregg participatedIn Battle of Antietam
subject surface form: Maxcy Gregg
Federal Army significantBattle Battle of Antietam
Northern Army engagedIn Battle of Antietam
Second Manassas followedBy Battle of Antietam
Irish Brigade (Union) engagedInBattle Battle of Antietam
Cobb's Brigade (Confederate) engagement Battle of Antietam
Gustavus W. Smith battle Battle of Antietam