antietam

     

The Battle of Antietam (also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South), fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Marylan, and Antietam Creek, as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000 casualties.

Trivia about antietam

  • On this Maryland site, during the bloodiest Civil War battle, Commissary Sgt. William McKinley served coffee
  • The 3rd book in James Reasoner's Civil War saga is named for this Maryland battle the Rebels called Sharpsburg
  • This national battlefield in Sharpsburg, Md. commemorates the bloodiest single day of the Civil War
  • This national battlefield near Sharpsburg, Md. commemorates the bloodiest single day of the Civil War
  • A commemorative half dollar was issued in 1937 to honor this bloodiest one-day Civil War battle
  • The Emancipation Proclamation was made public in September 1862 after the Union victory in this Maryland battle
  • The Battle of Sharpsburg is what the South called the bloody Civil War battle of this creek
  • Fought in Maryland in September of 1862, it was the bloodiest 1-day engagement of the Civil War with about 5,000 dead
  • At Frederick, MD. 4 days before this battle, Lee's plan fell into Union hands after it was used to wrap cigars

Found pages about antietam

Users that searched for antietam

→ View 13 more users

Tweets about antietam

  • We've got a giant 65' movie screen, a beer garden presented by Antietam Brewery & Restaurant, live music by...
  • Eat a Peach! @ Antietam National Battlefield
  • Tonight Hot Topic -Elections Have Consequences ~ Reruns may rule "Bowers & Wivell are back" Antietam Cable Ch 30 Th & Fri 7pm Sat & Sun 3pm
  • Spend the day doing the auto tour at Antietam. 22k causalities. Most in this cornfield #civilwar2014
  • I wanna go to Antietam.
  • A stunning end to a perfect August evening on the battlefield. #Antietam #CivilWar #History @Antietamnps1862
  • Bloody Lane at sunset. #CivilWar #Antietam @ Antietam National Battlefield
  • @_vendlerius @EvanWelcher I've considered trying Antietam. Now I will definitely get a sample!
  • @KrickAHS109 @Katnipzkrohn @lydialooo419 *led (love your Antietam grads 💩)
  • So nice to see some of the great Antietam grads tonight who have lead the way for the rest of us @Katnipzkrohn @kalewale811 @lydialooo419
  • Some pictures from Antietam, Maryland, where the bloodiest battle of the Civil War was fought.
  • #antietam #civilwar @ Antietam National Battlefield
  • @EvanWelcher and @sean_lillis1: Behold the first Q&A of the #HeidelbergCatechism written in #Noodler's #Antietam
  • I liked a @YouTube video Otto Farm Ghost Box Session at Antietam
  • RT @WynningHistory: Back once more to Antietam. Something about this place keeps me coming back again and again. #CivilWar #History
  • @WynningHistory I love Antietam! It's one of my favorite places.
  • New post: "Antietam Reservior-1.jpg" #FTM #FloatTheMoat #Water
  • Back once more to Antietam. Something about this place keeps me coming back again and again. #CivilWar #History
  • At least in Reading I won't be in Antietam 😂👏
  • Burnside Bridge, Antietam Creek, Maryland Postcard Antietam National Battlefield
  • RT @MDJobDaddy: Service Technician - Antietam Cable TV - Hagerstown, MD
  • Service Technician - Antietam Cable TV - Hagerstown, MD
  • RT @OnIyHistory: Abraham Lincoln and George B. McClellan in the general's tent at Antietam, Maryland, 1862
  • This is a true site to see... Have you ever been to a #historic #battlefield?
  • Mumma Cemetary @ Antietam National Battlefield
  • RT @usatodayweather: Somber scene: Fog gathers in the low spots at Antietam Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Md. By Paula Mansfield, @yourtake ht…
  • #TweetMyJobs #IT #Job alert: Technical Support | Antietam Cable | #Hagerstown, MD #VeteranJob #Jobs
  • Somber scene: Fog gathers in the low spots at Antietam Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Md. By Paula Mansfield, @yourtake
  • RT @haceneChouchaou: Guerre de Secession A. Pinkerton, A. Lincoln et J. A. McClernand - Antietam, 3 octobre 1862
  • Abraham Lincoln and George B. McClellan in the general's tent at Antietam, Maryland, 1862
  • Place upon countersign issuers antietam vice trilateral symmetry transfers: CQXSJub
  • Internet coemption companies: your thermonuclear weapons in achieve the antietam: qxPm
  • 11:22pm: L'Antietam—Two Birds—L'antietam / Furnace Split
  • RT @NavyHistoryNews: #OTD in 1957, 1st @USNavy Automatic Carrier Landing System test complete when pilot lands on USS Antietam. @FlyNavy ht…
  • 1937 Antietam Commemorative Half Dollar, Gorgeous Better Date ** Free Shipping! #gold #goldbar
  • RT @USMCLibrary: Just published! Battle Studies Antietam (AY14-15) research guide:
  • This is the reason I left Antietam.
  • Beautiful day @Antietam battlefield. #antietambattlefield #summer #funtimes #hagerstown #maryland…
  • @JamieColbyTV If you were at Antietam and I missed a chance 4 a picture,my day is ruined! Hoping @ another Civil War spot 4 my piece of mind
  • Acabou de publicar uma foto @ Cruel World - Lana Del Rey
  • The sun rises over monuments at the Antietam National Cemetery: (Photo: Paula Mansfield)
  • 38 Civil War generals had the last name Smith. For more info check out ANTIETAM: THE LAST ORDER #TriviaTuesday
  • More pics from Antietam!
  • Second time at Antietam National Battlefield. Great experience #history #civilwar
  • Tomorrow Antietam. Found with three cigars. #civilwar2014
  • RT @Antietamnps1862: A gray, rainy day at the battlefield. Check out our web site for other Antietam images....
  • 08/12/1957: USS Antietam; first test of Automatic Carrier Landing System as jet landed on the carrier.
  • This shirt brings me back to some fun times with @kaylayy15 and @karaleigh95 #Antietam #Sheperdstown
  • @WestOverton Are you having a great day at #Antietam?
  • @thanatos_net Good Morning, Antietam?