Battle of Antietam

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Scene by rail-fence, Antietam after the Battle of Antietam, also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg. The Battle of Antietam was fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland and was the first major battle in the Civil War to take place in the North. This battle was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000 casualties.

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Civil War, battle of antietam, antietam creek, Maryland Campaign, Battle of Sharpsburg, rail-fence Antietam, bloodiest day in American history

Galleries

1861-1865 Civil War Land Battles, Maryland

Source

Charles Carleton Coffin Drum-Beat of the Nation (New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, 1915)

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