The Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862 near Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland. It was a major battle during the American Civil War that involved around 75,300 Union soldiers and 52,000 Confederate soldiers, marking the bloodiest single-day battle in American history and the first major battle of the Civil War fought on Northern soil.
The Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862 near Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland. It was a major battle during the American Civil War that involved around 75,300 Union soldiers and 52,000 Confederate soldiers, marking the bloodiest single-day battle in American history and the first major battle of the Civil War fought on Northern soil.
The Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862 near Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland. It was a major battle during the American Civil War that involved around 75,300 Union soldiers and 52,000 Confederate soldiers, marking the bloodiest single-day battle in American history and the first major battle of the Civil War fought on Northern soil.
September 17, 1862 First battle to be on Northern soil Antietam creek in Sharpsburg Maryland The union had about 75,300 soldiers The confederate had about 52,000 soldiers Southern states secession from the union was a big role in the cause of the war.