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The battle of Antietam
Title: The battle of Antietam
Category: History
Details: Words: 692 | Pages: 2.9 (approximately 235 words/page)
The battle of Antietam
The battle of Antietam
By:
Patrick Moffatt
In the battle of Antietam, also known as the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, the Union forces vastly out-numbered the Confederates. The Unions inadequate commanders and generals included, Major-General George Brinton McClellan, Major-General Joseph Hooker (1Corps), Major-General Edwin V. Sumner (2 Corps), Major-General Fitz-John Porter (5 Corps), Major-general William B. Franklin (4 Corps), Major-General Ambrose E. Burnside (11 Corps), Major-General Joseph Mansfield (8 Corps), and Brigadier-General Alfred Pleasonton (Cavalry Division). The Union …showed first 75 words of 692 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 692 total…a devistating volley of lead shot to the Union soldiers. Then Walker and Mclaws reached the field, ensuring the collapse of Sedgwick's flank. Half of the Union's 5000 men regiment had fallen and the other half retreated.
There were many other battles that made up the battle of Antietam but I have summed-up and described the basic tactics used by both sides. The battles forced Lee out of northern soil and gave the Union a victor
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