The Battle of Antietam

September 17

The Bloodiest single day of Battle in American History

1st Confederate attack in the North

• General Robert E. Lee tried to move his 38,000 troops above Washington DC

McClellan moved to block

• General McClellan took 75,000 men to block

The Battle

• The two sides fought from 6am – 4pm

• The tide of the battle switched many times

Casualties • Union • 12,401– 2108dead– 9540

wounded– 753 missing

• Confederate • 10,316– 1546dead– 7752wounded– 1018missing

Today