Battle of Sharpsburg
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The Battle of Sharpsburg, also known as the Battle of Antietam, was a major American Civil War clash in Maryland in 1862 that became the bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history and led to President Abraham Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Burnside front at Antietam | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoCalledByConfederates | Battle of Sharpsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoCalledByUnion | Battle of Antietam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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Union ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | Confederate invasion of the North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
George B. McClellan
NERFINISHED
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Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual reenactments and ceremonies ⓘ |
| ConfederateArmy | Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateCasualtiesApprox | about 10,300 ⓘ |
| ConfederateStrengthApprox | about 38,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| conflictIn | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| county | Washington County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | September 17, 1862 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Antietam
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Antietam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antietam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | bloodiest single-day battle in American history ⓘ |
| LincolnAction | led to preliminary Emancipation Proclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialSite | Antietam National Battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militarySignificance | halted first major Confederate invasion of the North ⓘ |
| notableDocument | Special Order 191 (Lost Order) context ⓘ |
| notableLocation |
Burnside Bridge
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Cornfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunken Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOutcome | McClellan failed to destroy Lee’s army ⓘ |
| partOf | Maryland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalImpact |
discouraged potential European recognition of the Confederacy
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enabled Abraham Lincoln to issue Emancipation Proclamation ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of South Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | tactically inconclusive ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| strategicResult | Union strategic advantage ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Sharpsburg, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear | Antietam Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalCasualtiesApprox | about 23,000 ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
| UnionArmy | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionCasualtiesApprox | about 12,400 ⓘ |
| UnionStrengthApprox | about 75,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Burnside front at Antietam