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Battle of Antietam - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antietam
Chronological overview of the conflict. |
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Battle of Antietam - http://www.nps.gov/anti/home.htm
General Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North culminated with the Battle of Antietam, in Maryland (or Sharpsburg, as the South called it). The battle on September 17, 1862 was the bloodiest single day in American History, with 23,000 soldiers killed or wounded in 12 hours of fighting. |
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Antietam on the Web - http://aotw.org
Historical treatment of the September 1862 battle near Sharpsburg, Maryland. Sections on the people and events of Sept 17th, plus special feature articles, references, and analysis. |
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Battle of Antietam - http://www.civilwarhome.com/antietam.htm
The Battle of Antietam (or Sharpsburg) on September 17, 1862, climaxed the first of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's two attempts to carry the war into the North. And when the fighting ended, the course of the American Civil War had been greatly altered. |
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Carnage at Antietam 1862 - http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/antiet.htm
Eyewitness descriptions of the battle. |