Union Ninth Corps front

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The Union Ninth Corps front was the sector of the Union Army’s line at the Battle of Antietam commanded by Major General Ambrose Burnside, focused on assaulting the Confederate position near what became known as Burnside Bridge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army formation sector
military front
alsoKnownAs Battle of Sharpsburg
surface form: Burnside front at Antietam
army Army of the Potomac
armyCommander George McClellan
surface form: George B. McClellan
associatedBattlefieldFeature Burnside Bridge
associatedWith Ambrose Burnside
belligerent United States of America
surface form: United States (Union)
commandedBy Ambrose Burnside
conflict Battle of Antietam
corps IX Corps (Union Army)
date September 17, 1862
engagedAgainst Confederate right flank at Antietam
facedFireFrom Confederate positions on bluffs above Burnside Bridge
focusOfAction Burnside Bridge
historicalSignificance site of one of the key Union assaults at Antietam
keyTerrain Burnside’s Bridge
surface form: Burnside Bridge

heights south of Antietam Creek
location near Antietam Creek, Maryland
notableAction repeated assaults on Burnside Bridge
objective assault Confederate position near Burnside Bridge
opposedBy Confederate States Army
opposedByUnit Confederate defenders under Robert Toombs
partOf Union Ninth Corps front self-linksurface differs
surface form: Union Army line at the Battle of Antietam
result eventual Union crossing of Burnside Bridge
riverCrossing Antietam Creek
timeOfMainAssault early afternoon September 17, 1862
late morning September 17, 1862
war American Civil War

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Burnside Bridge battleFront Union Ninth Corps front
Union Ninth Corps front partOf Union Ninth Corps front self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Union Army line at the Battle of Antietam