The Battle of Antietam

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Johann_Georg_Leutze
gptkbp:aftermath led to the Emancipation Proclamation
gptkbp:casualties approximately 22,717
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:George_Mc_Clellan
approximately 38,000
approximately 87,164
gptkbp:date September 17, 1862
gptkbp:famous_for the use of photography in war
gptkbp:fought_in September 16 and September 18, 1862
gptkbp:historical_analysis analyzed for its social impact
analyzed for its political implications
analyzed for its military tactics
gptkbp:historical_significance marked a turning point in the Civil War
gptkbp:historical_site gptkb:Antietam_National_Battlefield
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Battle of Antietam
gptkbp:influenced public opinion on the war
subsequent military engagements
political decisions regarding the war
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in reenactments
various memorials
gptkbp:is_featured_in numerous books and documentaries
gptkbp:is_known_for Battle of Sharpsburg (in the South)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sharpsburg,_Maryland
gptkb:Burnside_Bridge
Antietam Creek
Sunken Road
gptkbp:military_strategy halted Lee's invasion of the North
gptkbp:mood boosted Union morale
gptkbp:notable_battle fought on Union soil
gptkbp:notable_event the bridge fighting
the cornfield fighting
the sunken road fighting
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:William_B._Franklin_Jr.
gptkb:Joseph_Hooker
gptkb:J._E._B._Stuart
gptkb:D._H._Hill
gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkb:Thomas_J._Jackson
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:John_Sedgwick
gptkb:Richard_H._Anderson
gptkb:A._P._Hill
gptkb:C._S._Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkb:U._S._Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:result tactical draw
gptkbp:significance bloodiest single-day battle in American history
gptkbp:tactics offensive and defensive tactics