The Battle of Antietam

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The Battle of Antietam September 17, 1862 The
Bloodiest Day in American History
The Battle
The Aftermath
The Armies
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The Armies
The Union Army Army of the Potomac
The Confederate Army Army of Northern Virginia
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The Union Army
The Army of the Potomac was under the command of
General George B. McClellan.

• Other Union Generals at Antietam
• General Joe Hooker
• General Edwin Sumner
• General Joseph Mansfield
• General Ambrose Burnside

The Army of the Potomac consisted of 87,000 men.
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The Confederate Army
The Army of Northern Virginia was under the
command of General Robert E. Lee.

• Other Confederate Generals at Antietam
• General Thomas Stonewall Jackson
• General John B. Gordon
• General D.H. Hill
• General A.P. Hill

The Army of Northern Virginia consisted of 40,000
men.
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The Battle of Antietam
Morning Phase
Midday Phase
Afternoon Phase
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The Battle of Antietam Morning Phase

• Union General Joe Hooker launched the
• attach with artillery fire on Confederate
• General Stonewall Jacksons men in
• Millers cornfield. The battlelines moved
• back and forth for three hours.
• The battle then focused around the Dunker
• Church in order to hold the high ground.

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The Battle of Antietam Midday Phase