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.

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Battle of Sharpsburg canonical 6
Antietam 1
Burnside front at Antietam 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoCalledByConfederates Battle of Sharpsburg
alsoCalledByUnion Battle of Antietam
belligerent Confederate States of America
Union
campaignObjective Confederate invasion of the North
commander George B. McClellan
linked to: George McClellan

Robert E. Lee
commemoratedBy annual reenactments and ceremonies
ConfederateArmy Army of Northern Virginia
ConfederateCasualtiesApprox about 10,300
ConfederateStrengthApprox about 38,000 soldiers
conflictIn American Civil War
country United States
county Washington County, Maryland
date September 17, 1862
followedBy Battle of Fredericksburg
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
hasAlias Antietam
Battle of Antietam
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antietam
linked to: Battle of Antietam
knownFor bloodiest single-day battle in American history
LincolnAction led to preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
memorialSite Antietam National Battlefield
militarySignificance halted first major Confederate invasion of the North
notableDocument Special Order 191 (Lost Order) context
notableLocation Burnside Bridge
linked to: Burnside’s Bridge

Cornfield
Sunken Road
notableOutcome McClellan failed to destroy Lee’s army
partOf Maryland Campaign
politicalImpact discouraged potential European recognition of the Confederacy
enabled Abraham Lincoln to issue Emancipation Proclamation
precededBy Battle of South Mountain
result tactically inconclusive
state Maryland
strategicResult Union strategic advantage
tookPlaceIn Sharpsburg, Maryland
tookPlaceNear Antietam Creek
totalCasualtiesApprox about 23,000
typeOfEngagement land battle
UnionArmy Army of the Potomac
UnionCasualtiesApprox about 12,400
UnionStrengthApprox about 75,000 soldiers
year 1862

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1st Texas Infantry engagement Battle of Sharpsburg
15th Alabama Infantry battle Battle of Sharpsburg
Union Ninth Corps front alsoKnownAs Burnside front at Antietam
linked to: Battle of Sharpsburg
The Gallant Pelham battle Battle of Sharpsburg
Barksdale’s Brigade notableBattle Battle of Sharpsburg
Battle of Sharpsburg hasAlias Antietam
linked to: Battle of Sharpsburg
Battle of Sharpsburg alsoCalledByConfederates Battle of Sharpsburg