Battle of Antietam Although the Battle of Antietam was bloodiest battle in American history, it induced European powers to turn neutral furthermore it allowed Abraham Lincoln to publishing the Emancipation proclamation. The Bloodiest Battle in American History On September 16, 1862, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan and his Union Army of the Potomac confronted Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia at Sharpsburg, Maryland. The Civil War Trust organization concluded that there were more than 23.000 casualties on both sides. It was the first battle of the Civil War to be fought on Union soil, and thus it held great prestige and political importance. The following morning on September the 17th, the Union Army launched an attack on the Confederates …show more content…
An important mention for the battle of Antietam, was the Union Army’s heavy use and reliance on Artillery. Which in the future would prove to be one of the most important deciding factors when it came to winning the Civil War. Union’s technological and industrial superiority would be the downfall of the Confederate forces, which at many times had better leadership and advantages. Said battle was one of the first where the 3 inch Ordinance Rifle was used. Developed by the Phoenix Iron Company, which introduced new ways to build artillery pieces from wrought iron, rather than the old bronze pieces. The 3 inch rifle was well known for its accuracy, even out to its range limits, and sometimes even sported up to three sights to improve aim. The guns were famously completely reliable mechanically and had a range of more than a mile (Antietam Road and Civil War Artillery, 2016). The core artillery piece that was used in the battle was the 12 pounder “Napoleon” cannon, which there was 108 pieces in battle of Antietam alone. The cannon was capable of firing solid shot for reducing defenses and buildings, exploding shells for artillery duels and antipersonnel, and canister rounds for devastating …show more content…
General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate army was not successful in defeating General George B. McClellan union army thus leading into European powers backing off the civil war. “Once news of Antietam and the Emancipation Proclamation arrived overseas, however, the European powers backed away and remained neutral” (Klein, 2012). Due to the Battle of Antietam, the European powers were waiting for their moment to help Confederate side because of resource they trade like cotton and other material they consumed. From the battle, the South prevails and limited the north forces from gaining support from countries like Britain and England that could have changed American history as we know it. The Emancipation Proclamation would forever change American for the better; it gave people of different race not to be treated like slaves or
The USS Antietam 's primary mission is to operate with carrier battle group five and actions of the ship affect the fleet and the safety and security of the mother carrier. The job that the ship has requires many different aspects of security. The Aegis Radar is the first part of the security, the second part of security is the weapons systems. The last part is speed, the smaller the ship is usually the faster. USS Antietam (CG-54) is a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy.
There are many important battles in the civil war. The battle of Antietam was the most important. Because it was the bloodiest battle, the Emancipation Proclamation and it was the beginning of the end of Mclean. Antietam was known for having more than 22,000 casualties, just in 12 hours of fighting. Manly because the battle was fought at close range.
The Battle of Shiloh was horrific for both sides of the civil war. The Union successfully managed to push the Confederacy back, however this would not be possible without the reinforcements of the Army of Ohio. The bloody battle began on April 6th in Pittsburgh Landing on the Tennessee river. Grant, commander of the Federal forces, awaited the Army of Ohio as his men were outnumbered. Aware that the Union had split men and reinforcements were on the way Johnston, the commander for the Confederate forces, set an early attack into play.
The Civil War started when the Confederates fired the first shots on Fort Sumner, and shortly after that a few more battles took place. The first major battle was the Battle of Bull Run. During this battle, the Union was destroying Confederate forces except those of Stonewall Jackson who provided hope for the confederates. Later that Day, the Confederates managed to flank the Union forces and caused them to retreat. The outcome of this battle convinced the North that this war was going to be long and bloody.
The commanders for the Confederates were P.G.T. Beauregard and Albert Sidney Johnston. Albert Sidney Johnston was the commander that was injured in battle, which caused the Confederates to lose to the Union in this battle. There was a total of 23,746 casualties and 3,482 deaths. The Last battle we will look back at is the Battle of Antietam. The Battle of Antietam is commonly know as the bloodiest day in American history with a total of 22,717 casualties and 3,654 deaths between both sides.
Introduction The events leading up to September 17, 1862 shaped many of the problems encountered that day. Months before the Battle of Antietam the Union and Confederate Armies had started offensive campaigns
I picture myself in the battle called the antietam battle and we was facing the gettysburg i figure that it was going to be a great and tough one but we the antietam out number them we played smart, we dropped them one by one silently headshots , they didn’t know why there man was leaving so quickly they stopped and said wait a minute why our group is getting small ? One of the leaders said. I was a sniper man taking them out the good thing is they didn’t hear any gunshots all they saw was there man lying on the ground with blood on their skin one of their men was down the war lasted for a couple of weeks this is why the war didn’t last long like the other war did. 1(we had more men than they did) 2.
The Civil War is considered to be the bloodiest episodes of warfare in American History. During this war, there were numerous well known battles. One of the most famous battles was called the Second Battle of Bull Run. The Second Battle of Bull Run was fought over August 28-30, 1862. Although this battle lasted only 3 days, there were approximately 22,000 casualties during this span.
The Battle of Gettysburg was a three day fight in which an estimate of 51,000 soldiers were killed in total, but besides all of the casualties, what else makes this battle special? The Battle of Gettysburg was a huge factor in the abolishment of slavery. It is one of the most important battles because it created new war strategies and was the turning point in the Civil War, which led to the Gettysburg Address. The Confederate general, Robert E. Lee, was very confident because of his army utmost victory.
During the American Civil War, distinct types of field artillery were mass-produced to aid in the battles fought by the Union and Confederate soldiers. Field artillery are characterized as large guns that are designed to be mobile enough to be brought close to the front lines. The several types were, the 6-pounder Gun, 12-pounder Napoleon, 12-pounder Howitzer, 24-pounder Howitzer, 10-pounder Parrott rifle, 3-inch Ordnance Rifle, and the 20-pounder Parrott rifle. Despite the diverse names of artillery listed above, in Layman’s terms all are best known as cannons.
There were several kinds of guns used by both sides of the war. The severity of damage would differ depending
The Civil War was one of the most significant wars in the US, but within the Civil War there were important battles. The First Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Glorieta Pass, the Battle of Gettysburg, and Battle of Antietam are the four most significant battles of the Civil war. The battle of Glorieta Pass was a small but very significant battle. “Union scouts had managed to locate the Confederate supply wagons. Union troops snuck behind the Confederate line, destroyed and looted the wagons, took prisoners and killed or scattered the pack animals.”
I can relate the battle of Antietam to the Battle of Shangguao, part of the Second Sino-Japanese war. In this battle, both sides collided over a position, the Japanese army campaigned against the headquarters of the Chinese 19th army. Both sides fought blood-filled battles against each other while enduring heavy casualties. The Japanese, after a few days of continuous fighting, sent in everything they had against the Chinese and the battle finally ended
In September 1862, a battle was fought in a small town in Maryland. More lives were lost than any other battle or war that the United States has ever experience before or since. This battle had no true winner but it did have consequeses that changed the course of the Civil War. In James M. McPherson’s book Crossroads of Freedom Antietam The Battle That Changed the Course of the Civil War, he shows how small events added up to lead to the Battle of Antietam and ultimately to the North winning the Civil War.
The battle of Antietam we will now remember as the bloodiest day in U.S. history with 23,000 total casualties. In this year year overall, the north was coming out on top