The Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was a battle held in September 17, 1862. The Battle of Antietam was located near Sharpsburg, Maryland. Robert E. Lee's confederate soldiers were attacked by George McClellan's Union army Lee’s plans where ruined because of a confederate soldier. This battle is known as the bloodiest one day battle. *Union soldiers had signal towers at various heights around the battlefield. They used a system of signal flags. They reported when they saw enemies getting close. *Union soldiers stood guard around the graves of a compatriot, killed during the Battle.
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The Confederate Soldiers were winning all the wars so they had alot of confidence. Robert E. Lee's plans where to use all his victories to persuade the northern citizens that the war was not nessasry and that they should just go over to the south. He thought it wouldnt be smart to try to take over the north. President Lincoln knew he couldnt win unless he took the slaves away from the south.
On Septeber 14, 1862, Lee's orders were found on the ground wrapped up in cigars. The soldier that found it went to General McClellan. So General McClellan had an advantage against Lee.
*McClellan was the type of general that came up with more exscuses than war strategies. *President Lincoln said that McClellan was "the case of the SLOWS". some exscuses he would come up with would be things like bad weather, muddy roads, or out number people. There were approximately 60,000 Union soldiers and roughly 30,000 Confederates soldiers. The Union soldiers were orderd to march though a cornfield owned by a man named Miller. They had to march shoulder to shoulder. the confederate soldiers were at the end of the cornfield, and ready to fight. When the union soldiers fell, the man that was next that soldeier that fell would have to get shoulder to shoulder with the next person. *The war was so loud tht when officers were trying to comunicate with each other, they eould have to cuff their hands and yell in each others ear just so they can hear. Sometimes even that did not work. He thought it wouldnt be smart to try to take over the north. President Lincoln knew he couldnt win unless he took the slaves away from the south. George McClellan and his union soldiers won the Battle Of Antietam.
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The Confederate Soldiers were winning all the wars so they had alot of confidence. Robert E. Lee's plans where to use all his victories to persuade the northern citizens that the war was not nessasry and that they should just go over to the south. He thought it wouldnt be smart to try to take over the north. President Lincoln knew he couldnt win unless he took the slaves away from the south.
On Septeber 14, 1862, Lee's orders were found on the ground wrapped up in cigars. The soldier that found it went to General McClellan. So General McClellan had an advantage against Lee.
*McClellan was the type of general that came up with more exscuses than war strategies. *President Lincoln said that McClellan was "the case of the SLOWS". some exscuses he would come up with would be things like bad weather, muddy roads, or out number people. There were approximately 60,000 Union soldiers and roughly 30,000 Confederates soldiers. The Union soldiers were orderd to march though a cornfield owned by a man named Miller. They had to march shoulder to shoulder. the confederate soldiers were at the end of the cornfield, and ready to fight. When the union soldiers fell, the man that was next that soldeier that fell would have to get shoulder to shoulder with the next person. *The war was so loud tht when officers were trying to comunicate with each other, they eould have to cuff their hands and yell in each others ear just so they can hear. Sometimes even that did not work. He thought it wouldnt be smart to try to take over the north. President Lincoln knew he couldnt win unless he took the slaves away from the south. George McClellan and his union soldiers won the Battle Of Antietam.
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