{"id":88,"date":"2008-03-05T07:46:15","date_gmt":"2008-03-05T12:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehistoricalarchive.com\/happenings\/7-facts-about-the-battle-of-antietam\/"},"modified":"2013-02-10T06:16:35","modified_gmt":"2013-02-10T11:16:35","slug":"7-facts-about-the-battle-of-antietam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thehistoricalarchive.com\/happenings\/88\/7-facts-about-the-battle-of-antietam\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Facts About The Battle of Antietam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"147322a129097e1fa44d6732c925fd6d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-8134560547846945\";\r\n\/* 468x60 tha *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"1487607395\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><!-- wp_ad_camp_1 -->Antietam was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about      23,000 casualties.<\/li>\n<li>This was a two to one battle with Robert E. Lee&#8217;s Army of Northern Virginia having approximately 45,00 troops to Union Army Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan&#8217;s 90,000 troops.<!--more--><\/li>\n<li>General Lee&#8217;s battle plans were known in advance. Two Union soldiers (Corporal Barton W. Mitchell and First Sergeant John M. Bloss of the 27th Indiana Volunteer Infantry) discovered a mislaid copy of Lee&#8217;s detailed battle plans-Special Order 191-wrapped around three cigars. McClellan delayed acting on this knowledge 18 hours, thus losing the opportunity laid at his feet.<\/li>\n<li>McClellen was a poor leader during this battle, issuing isolated commands to each unit, causing chaos during the execution of said plans.<\/li>\n<li>The battle began at 5:30 AM (Dawn) on September 17, 1862 and lasted until      5:30 PM that day.<\/li>\n<li>The Union had 12,401 casualties with 2,108 dead. Confederate casualties      were 10,318 with 1,546 dead.<\/li>\n<li>President Lincoln was disappointed in McClellan&#8217;s performance. He believed that McClellan&#8217;s cautious and poorly coordinated actions in the field had forced the battle to a draw rather than a crippling Confederate defeat. Lincoln relieved McClellan of his command of the Army of the Potomac on November 7 after repeated demands that he do his job effectively and bravely, effectively ending the general&#8217;s military career.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Be sure to check out the <a class=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thehistoricalarchive.com\/products\/Battle-of-Antietam--79.html\"><strong>Battle of Antietam Civil War Map, Photo and Ballad Collection CD<\/strong><\/a> <!-- end link to product detail --> <!-- teaser --> for more fascinating information about the Battle of Antietam.<\/p>\n<p>And for even more Civil War books, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehistoricalarchive.com\/categories\/American-Civil-War\/regiments\/index.html\">Civil War regimental histories<\/a> and more, visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehistoricalarchive.com\/categories\/American-Civil-War\/index.html\">Civil War collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehistoricalarchive.com%2Fhappenings%2F88%2F7-facts-about-the-battle-of-antietam%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px;margin-top:5px;\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antietam was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000 casualties. This was a two to one battle with Robert E. Lee&#8217;s Army of Northern Virginia having approximately 45,00 troops to Union Army Maj. Gen. George B. 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