Battle of Antietam

When

17 Sep 1862

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

39.47° N, 77.74° W

Description

1862 major battle of the American Civil War

1862 battle of the American Civil War

The Battle of Antietam, also called the Battle of Sharpsburg took place during the American Civil War on September 17, 1862, near Antietam Creek and Sharpsburg, Maryland, between the Army of Northern Virginia, led by Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and the Army of the Potomac, led by Union Major General George B. McClellan.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Antietam: Union forces strategically defeat Confederate troops at Sharpsburg, Maryland, in the bloodiest day in U.S. history”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Schlacht am Antietam wird der „blutigste Tag der amerikanischen Geschichte“”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “la bataille d’Antietam (Maryland) sauve Washington d’une attaque des Sudistes de Lee”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Гражданская война в США: у Шарпсберга 40-тысячная армия Ли была атакована 70-тысячной армией Макклеллана”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “南北戦争: アンティータムの戦い”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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