Fought in Maryland in September of 1862, it was the bloodiest 1-day engagement of the Civil War with about 5,000 dead
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101 Interesting Facts about the Civil War - Random Facts  Jul 26, 2013 ... The Civil War was the bloodiest war ever fought on American soil. ... the war's bloodiest day (Antietam) and its bloodiest battle (Gettysburg) ... than 5,000 soldiers died at Antietam, making September 17, 1862, .... J; During the battle of Chancellorsville, at least one Union soldier ..... Maryland, My Maryland
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Battle Of Antietam | HistoryNet  Facts About The Battle Of Antietam (a.k.a. Battle Of Sharpsburg) during the ... in not only the bloodiest day of the American Civil War, but the bloodiest single day in all of ... Fought primarily on September 17, 1862, between the town of Sharpsburg, .... ridge was covered with a blue blanket of dead or wounded Union soldiers.
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Battle of Antietam - Wikipedia  The Battle of Antietam /ntitm/, also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South, was fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland and Antietam Creek as part of the Maryland Campaign. It was the first Field army-level engagement in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War to ... It is the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with a combined tally...
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Battle of Antietam - American Civil War - HISTORY.com  The bloodiest single day in American history ends in a Union victory that ... On September 17, 1862, Generals Robert E. Lee and George McClellan faced off ... Maryland, in the the first battle of the American Civil War to be fought on northern soil. ... casualty rate for any Confederate regiment in one battle of the Civil War.
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html - Open Yale Courses - Yale University  Mar 4, 2008 ... He was asked if he had fought in the Civil War, and Cornelius .... Washington, DC, on September 1st 1862, was like a giant field .... At the end of the day at Antietam there were about 23,000 casualties on both sides, over 5,000 dead. ... this to Antietam as the bloodiest day of sacrifice in American history.
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Battle of Gettysburg Devil's Den and Little Round Top July 2, 1863 ...  Battle of Gettysburg Devil's Den and Little Round Top July 2, 1863 | See more ... Maps of Gettysburg, PA (1863) - Pickett's Charge, July 3, 1863 ... This map is showing battles of American Revolutionary War. more battles and skirmishes of the ..... Bloody Lane, Antietam National Battlefield - In September of 1862 23,000...
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BBC - iWonder - The Battle of the Somme: 141 days of horror  The battle of the Somme, fought in Northern France, was one of the bloodiest of ... armies fought the Germans in a brutal battle of attrition on a 15-mile front. ... As the British soldiers advanced, they were mown down by machine gun and rifle fire. .... However, in September the Germans deployed new planes and new tactics.
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Battle of New Orleans - Wikipedia  The Battle of New Orleans was an engagement fought between January 8 and January 18, 1815, constituting the final major battle of the War of 1812, ... By December 12, 1814, sixty British ships with 14,450 soldiers and sailors aboard, under ... his forces back to the Rodriguez Canal, about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the city.
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Baltimore Celebrates 200th Anniversary of our National Anthem ...  Sep 12, 2014 ... But in September 1814, Baltimore was the scene of one of the major battles ... 1814 after witnessing a 24-hour British bombardment of Baltimore's Fort McHenry. The lines in the dawn's early light after the battle when our flag was still there ... On September 1314, 1814 Francis Scott Key was on a mercy...
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Battle of Antietam - Wikipedia  The Battle of Antietam /ntitm/, also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South, was fought on September 17, 1862, ... After pursuing the Confederate general Robert E. Lee into Maryland, Maj. Gen. ... the state of Maryland on September 3, 1862, following their victory at Second Bull Run on August 30.
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The War on American History - LewRockwell  Mar 15, 2001 ... Avenge the patriotic gore That flecked the streets of Baltimore,And be ... large numbers of federal troops ("the Northern scum") into the city. As the Washington Times reports,. Maryland, though it remained loyal to the union, contributed ... The song, written in 1861 by Confederate sympathizer James Ryder...
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The Skirmish at Blackburns Ford - Manassas National Battlefield ...  At 9 a.m. on the morning of July 18, 1861, the vanguard of Brigadier General Irvin ... of New Orleans, stood poised to meet the Union advance at Blackburn's Ford. ... the 1st Massachusetts drew scattering shots from skirmishers of the 1st Virginia Infantry. ... noted a total of 68 killed and wounded in this relatively small affair.
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Reconstructed stockade wall at the Confederate's Andersonville ...  It had a population of 49485 inmates of which 13700 died. ... History~Andersonville Prison~Confederate Prisoner-of-War Camp ... During the 14 months of operation 12,920 of the total 45,000 held there died. .... in Andersonville, Georgia, is hanged, becoming the only American Civil War soldier executed for war crimes.
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Civil War Facts - Civil War Trust  The majority of the fighting took place in the states of Virginia and Tennessee. The Civil War was also ... The Union forces outnumbered the Confederates roughly two to one. The Opposing ... Q. What were the bloodiest battles of the Civil War?
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The Rocket's Red Glare: Francis Scott Key and the Bombardment ...  September 12 is still Defenders' Day, a public holiday in the city. Fort McHenry and other historic sites hold special celebrations on that day. There is a Battle Monument in Baltimore that commemorated the 1814 victory. It has been the official...
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Caring for the Wounded - National Park Service  first aid to field hospital to general hospital;.  place the caring for the wounded at Gettysburg within the context of Civil War medicine, .... which up until then had not .... R idge. Taneytown. Road. BAttlE OF GEttySbURG. Overview: July 1, 1863. N .... Everyone thought that the war would not last longer than 90 days, and so the...
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Battle of Gettysburg, First Day - Wikipedia  The First Day of the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War took place on July 1, ... Heavy fighting in Herbst's Woods (near the Lutheran Theological Seminary) ... of Gettysburg: Herr Ridge, McPherson Ridge, and Seminary Ridge (proceeding .... Making the situation more difficult was the absence of their overall...
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Battle of Antietam-- luminaries are seen across Antietam National ...  The Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single-day battle, cost 23,000 Americans their lives. Rest in ... Civil Wars, War Antietam, Civil Warantietam Gettysburg, Maryland Secrets .... Antietam National Battlefield Monument, Sharpsburg, Maryland .... It commemorates the dead and wounded of that battle who fell scant yards away,...
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Battle of Five Forks - Wikipedia  The Battle of Five Forks was fought on April 1, 1865, southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, around ... Part of the American Civil War .... off Ford's Road, swept down to Five Forks and helped disperse the last line of Confederate infantry resistance.
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Kee Facts: The Civil War's First Death Was An Accident : NPR  Apr 9, 2011 ... Lithograph of the 1861 bombardment of Fort Sumter in South ... an explosion that killed Pvt. Daniel Hough of the 1st U.S. Artillery. Not technically a battle death, but it did make Hough the first person killed in the Civil War.
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Battle of Gettysburg - Wikipedia  The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 13, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, ... Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers from both armies were casualties in the ..... South of the pike, Archer's brigade assaulted through Herbst (also known as ..... The two armies suffered between 46,000 and 51,000 casualties.