Antietam

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A Union soldiers' song said General McClellan, who let a Confederate Army escape after this battle, "was too slow to beat 'em" Antietam FJ THE CIVIL WAR 2022-05-04 #8633
After this bloody 1862 battle, President Lincolnvisited McClellan on the battlefield & urgedhimto pursue retreating rebels Antietam $800 J THE CIVIL WAR 2021-05-26 #8408
Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 5 days after this 1862 Union victory in Maryland Antietam $800 J THE CIVIL WAR 2017-01-10 #7442
The 1862 Battle of Sharpsburg was fought over a Maryland creek that gave the fight this other name Antietam $800 J THE CIVIL WAR 2016-09-30 #7370
(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map animation on the monitor.) At dawn September 17, 1862, General Hooker began hisattackto reach Confederate artillery, gathered by Dunker Church; just four hours into this battle, 13,000 were dead or wounded Antietam $2,000 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 2013-03-21 #6569
This bloodiest 1-day battle of the Civil War stopped the first Confederate invasion of the North in 1862 Antietam $1,000 J THE CIVIL WAR 2012-06-25 #6406
This national battlefield in Sharpsburg, Md. commemorates the bloodiest single day of the Civil War Antietam $800 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 2008-03-28 #5430
At Frederick, MD. 4 days before this battle, Lee's plan fell into Union hands after it was used to wrap cigars Antietam $1,600 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 2007-01-02 #5137
5 days after this bloody Maryland battle, Lincoln issued his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation Antietam $1,000 J THE CIVIL WAR 2003-11-20 #4419
Future presidents William McKinley & Rutherford B. Hayes both fought in this bloodiest 1-day battle of the war Antietam $1,000 DJ CIVIL WAR PEOPLE 2001-11-15 #3959
The Emancipation Proclamation was made public in September 1862 after the Union victory in this Maryland battle Antietam $1,000 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1997-05-26 #2946
Some of the heaviest fighting of the 1862 battle near this Maryland creek took place at Dunker Church Antietam $1,000 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1994-10-10 #2321
Rutherford B. Hayes & William McKinley both survived this, the war's bloodiest one-day battle Antietam $1,000 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1993-12-07 #2132
West Woods, Dunker Church & Bloody Lane are landmarks of this extremely bloody Maryland battle Antietam $500 J THE CIVIL WAR 1993-03-24 #1978
On September 17, 1862 about 22,000 men were casualties at the battle near this Maryland creek Antietam $800 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1992-12-10 #1904
Bloodiest single-day battle of the war was fought at this Maryland site Antietam $1,000 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1986-11-28 #515
Bloodiest single day's battle in American history occurred at this Maryland creek Antietam $1,000 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1985-11-06 #303
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