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Starting on January 1st, 1863, the war will no longer be just about saving and preserving the Union, but rather about freeing the slaves. The Battle of Antietam, also with that move, kept European powers out. It is, therefore, one of the most important days in American history. Overview of the Battle of Antietam (1862) during the American Civil ...
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The Battle of Antietam on the Web A Civil War buff began this website as a hobby, but it has "taken on a life of its own." At this comprehensive, well-designed, and artistic site, read source material, look at photographs, examine battle histories, and peruse exhibits on every aspect of the battle.
Sep 17, 2021 · If Gettysburg was the most significant battle in terms of scope, Antietam (Sharpsburg to Southerners) was the most pivotal with respect to the aims of the war. This battle changed the formally stated purpose of the war from one of states’ rights vs unification to one of the question of slavery. Although the “states’ rights” in question ...
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Washington County, MD | Sep 16 - 18, 1862. El Ejército del Potomac, bajo el comando del mayor general George McClellan, montó una serie de fuertes ataques contra las fuerzas del general Robert E. Lee a lo largo de Antietam Creek, cerca de Sharpsburg, Maryland, el 17 de septiembre de 1862.
Sep 15, 2023 · Eyewitness to Battle. "Another day's march brought us to Hagerstown where the cornfields and orchards furnished our meals. The situation, in a sanitary point, was deplorable. Hardly a soldier had a whole pair of shoes. Many were absolutely bare-footed, and refused to go to the rear. The ambulances were filled with the foot-sore and sick." Pvt ...
May 27, 2024 · The focus of this website is on the people who participated in the battle of Antietam (or Sharpsburg). We've collected information about many of them over the years. In addition to thousands of individual soldier profiles, we have several ways to look at the battle and the campaign of September 1862: with interactive maps, narratives from the ...
Antietam | Final Assault | Sep 17, 1862 | 3:30 pm - Dark American Battlefield Trust. Once Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside’s IX Corps captured the lower bridge (today known as the Burnside Bridge), his men took nearly two hours to cross it and form for an attack against the final Confederate line. Finally, at about 3:00 pm, a mile-wide battle line ...
