Battle of Sharpsburg

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The Battle of Sharpsburg, also known as the Battle of Antietam, was a major American Civil War clash in Maryland in 1862 that became the bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history and led to President Abraham Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Sharpsburg canonical 6
Antietam 1
Burnside front at Antietam 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoCalledByConfederates Battle of Sharpsburg ⓘ
alsoCalledByUnion Battle of Antietam ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
Union ⓘ
campaignObjective Confederate invasion of the North ⓘ
commander George B. McClellan ⓘ
linked to: George McClellan

Robert E. Lee ⓘ
commemoratedBy annual reenactments and ceremonies ⓘ
ConfederateArmy Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
ConfederateCasualtiesApprox about 10,300 ⓘ
ConfederateStrengthApprox about 38,000 soldiers ⓘ
conflictIn American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
county Washington County, Maryland ⓘ
date September 17, 1862 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
hasAlias Antietam ⓘ
Battle of Antietam ⓘ
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antietam ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Antietam
knownFor bloodiest single-day battle in American history ⓘ
LincolnAction led to preliminary Emancipation Proclamation ⓘ
memorialSite Antietam National Battlefield ⓘ
militarySignificance halted first major Confederate invasion of the North ⓘ
notableDocument Special Order 191 (Lost Order) context ⓘ
notableLocation Burnside Bridge ⓘ
linked to: Burnside’s Bridge

Cornfield ⓘ
Sunken Road ⓘ
notableOutcome McClellan failed to destroy Lee’s army ⓘ
partOf Maryland Campaign ⓘ
politicalImpact discouraged potential European recognition of the Confederacy ⓘ
enabled Abraham Lincoln to issue Emancipation Proclamation ⓘ
precededBy Battle of South Mountain ⓘ
result tactically inconclusive ⓘ
state Maryland ⓘ
strategicResult Union strategic advantage ⓘ
tookPlaceIn Sharpsburg, Maryland ⓘ
tookPlaceNear Antietam Creek ⓘ
totalCasualtiesApprox about 23,000 ⓘ
typeOfEngagement land battle ⓘ
UnionArmy Army of the Potomac ⓘ
UnionCasualtiesApprox about 12,400 ⓘ
UnionStrengthApprox about 75,000 soldiers ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1st Texas Infantry → engagement → Battle of Sharpsburg ⓘ
15th Alabama Infantry → battle → Battle of Sharpsburg ⓘ
Union Ninth Corps front → alsoKnownAs → Burnside front at Antietam ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sharpsburg
The Gallant Pelham → battle → Battle of Sharpsburg ⓘ
Barksdale’s Brigade → notableBattle → Battle of Sharpsburg ⓘ
Battle of Sharpsburg → hasAlias → Antietam ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sharpsburg
Battle of Sharpsburg → alsoCalledByConfederates → Battle of Sharpsburg ⓘ