The Battle of Antietam

       During the Civil War the Battle of Antietam was one of the bloodiest wars in American  history. It lasted only a day but there were many fatalities and casualties. It wasnt a major win for the Union but it was enough for President Abraham Lincoln. -Tre Stanley

       The first few hours of the fighting took place on a thirty-acre cornfield. General Robert E. Lee advanced into Maryland, believing that the potential strategic justified his defiance to knowledge the Confederate defensive policy. Lee's plan divided his outnumbered force; disaster came when a lost copy of that plan was founded to the Union commander, General George B. McClellan. However McClellan wasted all the advanteages of his lucky discovery and his two-to-one numerical superiority. The battleground was well suited for Lee's defense but dangerous as well, having the Potomac River behind him. McClellan planned to defeat Lee's left side but failed to exercise command control, so the conflict diffused south along the battle line. After came a series of bloody head-on attacks againsts Lee's center that finally overran the area afterward called Bloody Lane. The last action of the day was against Lee's right, where Union troops piercedn the line but were stopped by late-arriving Confederate reinforcements. -Eryn Davis

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       After the battle 23,000 soldiers were killed or wounded or went missing in battle after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. This was the end of the Antietam Battle. Logan Mangan

 

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