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Battle of Antietam
The battle of Antietam, or the the battle of Sharpsburg in the South, was a battle fought between George B. McClellan's army of the Potomac, and Robert E. Lee's Virginian army. The battle took place on the 17 of September, 1862. It was during Robert E. Lee's invasion of Maryland, the army of the Potomac set up near Sharpsburg, Virginia and Antietam Creek to halt the southern advance on Washington. The battle started in the infamous Cornfield and Bloody Lane, it was an assault on the left flank of the Southerners but was driven back. Fighting then picked up at Burnside Bridge, it took Federal troops 3 hours to cross the bridge, but the Southerners soon ran out of ammunition, and were driven back by a bayonet charge. Federals then advanced towards Sharpsburg and threatened Lee's Virginian army with an encirclement, but A.P Hills troops resupplied from Harpers Ferry, shattered the Union right and allowed Lee to Retreat back into the south. There were Approximately 22,000 to 23,000 soldiers from both sides that died, were wounded, or went missing in the Battle of Antietam. 12,000 Federals and 10,000 Rebels/ Southerners.

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