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There are more than 22,000 casualties at the Battle of Antietam. Doctors at the scene are overwhelmed. Badly needed supplies are brought in by nurse Clara Barton, known as the “Angel of the Battlefield.” During the night, both armies tend their wounded and consolidate their lines.
- The Battle of Antietam’s Three Phases
- Night Might Never Come
- Buried Hastily in Shallow Graves
The Battle of Antietam swirled in three phases from north to south and lasted from early morning until dusk. During the first phase, fighting raged in a 24-acre cornfield and on high ground surrounding the Dunker Church, which belonged to the German Baptist Brethren, a Christian sect that believed in baptism by full immersion and were, therefore, k...
One veteran of the fighting at the Battle of Antietam remembered that the sun seemed to pause high in the sky and it felt as if night would never come. The ferocity of the battle is reflected in the appalling casualties suffered by both sides. Nearly 23,000 men were killed and wounded, with more than 1,500 Confederate dead and over 2,100 Union sold...
So many soldiers of both sides died during the Battle of Antietam; casualties were sometimes buried hastily in shallow graves and never moved to formal cemeteries. As recently as 2009, the remains of soldiers who were interred on the field, their final resting places forgotten, have been rediscovered. Although it is most often impossible to specifi...
Jan 3, 2024 · The sources for these figures are The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion and the Antietam Battlefield Board. Casualties include three categories: 1) dead; 2) wounded; and 3) missing or captured. In general terms, casualties of Civil War battles included 20% dead and 80% wounded.
Part of the Maryland Campaign, it was the first field army –level engagement in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War to take place on Union soil. It remains the bloodiest day in American history, with a tally of 22,727 dead, wounded, or missing on both sides.
- September 17, 1862; 161 years ago
- Union victory (see aftermath)
Oct 27, 2009 · Just twelve hours of intense and often close-range fighting with muskets and cannons had resulted in around 23,000 casualties, including an estimated 3,650 dead. The next day, as Lee began the ...
There were 36 casualties a minute for twelve hours. Battle of Antietam Casualties Comparison Chart. The statistics related to the military "casualties" of the Civil War included not only the dead, but also the injured, ill and missing.
The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion give these numbers: Killed: Union, 2,100; Confederate, 1,550. TOTAL: 3,650. Wounded: Union, 9,550; Confederate, 7,750. TOTAL: 17,300. Missing or Captured: Union, 750; Confederate, 1,020. TOTAL: 1,770. Union Total Casualties: 12,400. Confederate Total Casualties: 10,320. Combined Total: 22,720.