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Battle of Antietam
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the American Civil War
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''Battle of Antietam'' by Kurz and Allison
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September 17 , 1862
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Near Sharpsburg, Maryland
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Tactically inconclusive, strategic Union victory
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United States Of America
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Confederate States Of America
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George B McClellan
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Robert E Lee
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87,000
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45,000
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12,401 (2,108 killed, 9,540 wounded, 753 captured/missing)
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10,316 (1,546 killed, 7,752 wounded, 1,018 captured/missing)
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the most deadly fire of the war Rifles are shot to pieces in the hands of the soldiers, canteens and haversacks are riddled with bullets, the dead and wounded go down in scores
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Captain Benjamin F Cook of the 12th Massachusetts Infantry, on the attack by the Louisiana Tigers at the CornfieldBailey, p 71
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every stalk of corn in the northern and greater part of the field was cut as closely as could have been done with a knife, and the {Link without Title} slain lay in rows precisely as they had stood in their ranks a few moments before
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Maj Gen Joseph Hooker Bailey, p 70
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We were shooting them like sheep in a pen If a bullet missed the mark at first it was liable to strike the further bank, angle back, and take them secondarily
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Sergeant of the 61st New YorkBailey, p 102
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Go and look at Bridge , and tell me if you don't think Burnside and his corps might have executed a hop, skip, and jump and landed on the other side One thing is certain, they might have waded it that day without getting their waist belts wet in any place
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Confederate staff officer Henry Kyd DouglasDouglas, p 172
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