- Date
- September 17, 1862
- Location
- Washington County,; near Sharpsburg, Maryland, U.S.
- Result
- Union victory (see aftermath)
- Part of
- American Civil War
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
About the battle
The Battle of Antietam ( an-TEE-təm), also called the Battle of Sharpsburg (particularly in the Southern United States) took place during the American Civil War on September 17, 1862, near Antietam Creek and Sharpsburg, Maryland, between the Army of Northern Virginia, led by Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and the Army of the Potomac, led by Union Major General George B. McClellan. 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 22,726 dead, wounded, or missing on both sides. Although the Union army suffered heavier casualties than the Confederates, the battle was a major turning point in the Union's favor.
From the Wikipedia article “Battle of Antietam”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Result, date and location from the article’s infobox and Wikidata.
