Battle Digest: Antietam

Get facts, maps, historical significance, strategies, and more in this concise summary of the notoriously bloody Civil War battle.

During the late summer of 1862, Confederate forces launched their first invasion of the North. When Union forces met them near Sharpsburg, Maryland, along Antietam Creek, the result was the "bloodiest day" in American military history. Although the battle of Antietam was a tactical draw, Union Gen. George McClellan stopped Lee's invasion. It was a significant e...