Maryland Campaign
Battle of Antietam
Confederate Commander
Forces Engaged: 38,000
Killed: 1,567
Wounded: 7,752
Captured or Missing: 1,018
Total Casualties: 10,316
Confederate Officers
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Maj. Gen. David R. Jones
Brig. Gen. James H. Lane
Brig. Gen. Samuel McGowan
Brig. Gen. James J. Archer
Brig. Gen. William D. Pender
Brig. Gen. Edward L. Thomas
Brig. Gen. Robert Toombs
Brig. Gen. Richard B. Garnett
Brig. Gen. Robert Ransom, Jr.
Brig. Gen. John B. Hood
Brig. Gen. Harry T. Hays
Brig. Gen. John S. Walker
Brig. Gen. J. B. Kershaw
Brig. Gen. Howell Cobb
Brig. Gen. Paul J. Semmes
Brig. Gen. William Barksdale
Brig. Gen. Wade Hampton
Brig. Gen. Beverly H. Robertson
Brig. Gen. William N. Pendleton
Brig. Gen. John R. Jones
Brig. Gen. Roswell S. Ripley
Brig. Gen. R. E. Rodes
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September 17, 1862
Washington County,
near Sharpsburg, Maryland
Also Called Battle of Sharpsburg
Tactically Inconclusive
Union Strategic Victory
allowing the announcement of
Emancipation Proclamation
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This was the bloodiest day of the war and in American History.
National Park Service
The Bloodiest Day in American History
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American Battlefields Trust
Antietam: Federal Flank Attack at Dunker's Church
Sunken Road - Sept 17, 1862 Map
Burnside's Bridge - Sept 17, 1862 Map
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Pres. Lincoln and Gen. McClellan
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HistoryNet
After the Carnage of Antietam, Man's Best Friend Stood Loyally By
Antietam's Cornfield Maelstrom
Explore Antietam: A Bucolic Setting for a Bloody Day
Observations and Carnage of a Dreadful Day at Sharpsburg
Captain Hiram Dryer's Resolve at Antietam Could Have Sparked an Early Union Victory
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Warfare History Network
Battle of Antietam: Clash in the Cornfield
Ambrose Powell Hill: His Greatest Action at the Battle of Antietam
Assault on Burnside's Bridge at the Battle of Antietam​
Photographing the Battle of Antietam
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Union Commander
Forces Engaged: 87,164
Killed: 2,108
Wounded: 9,549
Captured or Missing: 753
Total Casualties: 12,410
Union Officers
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Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin
Maj. Gen. William F. Smith
Brig. Gen. Massena R. Patrick
Brig. Gen. John Gibbon
Brig. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock
Brig. Gen. John C. Caldwell
Brig. Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher
Brig. Gen. Oliver O. Howard
Brig. Gen. Willis A. Gorman
Brig. Gen. Napoleon J.T. Dana
Brig. Gen. William H. French
Brig. Gen. Nathan Kimball
Brig. Gen. George Sykes
Brig. Gen. W. T. H. Brooks
Brig. Gen. Orlando B. Willcox
Brig. Gen. Samuel D. Sturges
Brig. Gen. James Nagle
Brig. Gen. Edward Ferrero
Brig. Gen. Alpheus S. Williams
Brig. Gen. Samuel W. Crawford
Brig. Gen. George H. Gordon
Brig. Gen. George S. Greene
Brig. Gen. Julius White
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Union Official Records - Page 1
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Union Official Records - Page 2
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