Maryland Campaign

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The Maryland Campaign was Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s first major invasion of the North during the American Civil War in 1862, culminating in the Battle of Antietam.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War campaign
military campaign
alsoKnownAs Antietam Campaign
linked to: Maryland Campaign
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States of America
campaignType offensive campaign
commander George B. McClellan
linked to: George McClellan

Robert E. Lee
ConfederateArmy Army of Northern Virginia
conflict American Civil War
culminatedIn Battle of Antietam
endDate 1862-09-20
firstMajorConfederateInvasionOf the North
followedBy Fredericksburg Campaign
geographicFocus Potomac River region
linked to: Potomac River
includesBattle Battle of Antietam
Battle of Harpers Ferry
Battle of South Mountain
includesEngagement Battle of Crampton’s Gap
Battle of Fox’s Gap
Battle of Turner’s Gap
ledTo Emancipation Proclamation preliminary announcement
location Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
notableEvent discovery of Special Order 191
objective Confederate invasion of the North
linked to: Maryland Campaign

to gather supplies in Union territory
to influence Northern public opinion
to seek foreign recognition for the Confederacy
partOf Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
precededBy Northern Virginia Campaign
result Inconclusive
Strategic Union advantage
significance halted Lee’s first invasion of the North
set stage for Union diplomatic use of Antietam victory
SpecialOrder191Affected Union Army of the Potomac operations
SpecialOrder191IssuedBy Robert E. Lee
startDate 1862-09-04
stateEnteredByConfederates Maryland
strategicOutcome Confederate withdrawal to Virginia
theaterCommanderConfederate Robert E. Lee
theaterCommanderUnion George B. McClellan
linked to: George McClellan
tookPlaceAfter Second Battle of Bull Run
UnionArmy Army of the Potomac
UnionPresident Abraham Lincoln
year 1862

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Army of Northern Virginia engagedIn Maryland Campaign
Battle of Antietam partOf Maryland Campaign
McClellan’s Own Story focusesOn Antietam Campaign
linked to: Maryland Campaign
George B. McClellan participatedIn Maryland Campaign
subject linked to: Little Mac
Young Napoleon relatedEvent Maryland Campaign
J.E.B. Stuart participatedIn Maryland Campaign
Army of the Potomac engagedIn Maryland Campaign
Second Battle of Bull Run followedBy Maryland Campaign
Peninsula Campaign followedBy Maryland Campaign
South Mountain battleAssociatedWith Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War
linked to: Maryland Campaign
1st Texas Infantry engagement Maryland Campaign
1st Texas Infantry participatedIn Maryland Campaign
Maryland Campaign alsoKnownAs Antietam Campaign
linked to: Maryland Campaign
Maryland Campaign objective Confederate invasion of the North
linked to: Maryland Campaign
Sunken Road partOf Maryland Campaign of 1862
linked to: Maryland Campaign
Northern Virginia Campaign followedBy Maryland Campaign
Battle of South Mountain partOf Maryland Campaign
Battle of Shepherdstown partOf Maryland Campaign
1st Massachusetts Cavalry participatedIn Maryland Campaign
Joseph Hooker battle Maryland Campaign
subject linked to: Major General Joseph Hooker
Union Army campaigns hasPart Maryland Campaign
Bolivar Heights associatedWithEvent Maryland Campaign of 1862
linked to: Maryland Campaign
Maryland Heights playedRoleIn Maryland Campaign
Antietam Creek associatedWithEvent Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War
linked to: Maryland Campaign
Second Manassas followedBy Maryland Campaign
South Mountain State Battlefield topic Maryland Campaign of 1862
linked to: Maryland Campaign
Fredericksburg campaign precededBy Maryland campaign
linked to: Maryland Campaign
South Mountain State Park historicalEvent Maryland Campaign of 1862
linked to: Maryland Campaign