Battle of Antietam

Battle of Antietam

Period: Aug 28, 1862 to Sep 20, 1862

Confederate victory at Second Bull Run

Aug 30, 1862

Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate Army through a victory at the Second Battle of Bull Run.

Confedeate Army enters Maryland

Sep 3, 1862

Robert E. Lee's troops enter Maryland with about 55,000 troops.

First Shots of Battle Fired

Sep 17, 1862

The battle opened at dawn (about 5:30 a.m.) on September 17 with an attack down the Hagerstown Turnpike by the Union I Corps under Joseph Hooker.

Battle begins

Sep 17, 1862

Battle lashes out all along the field around 6a.m. Confederate forces crumble under the attack.

Confederate reinforcments

Sep 17, 1862

7 a.m, Confederate reinforcments arrive and battle continues.

Close up fighting emerges

Sep 17, 1862

At 9 a.m Union and Confederate troops advance towards close up battle and fighting becomes complete chaos.

Miday battle begins

Sep 17, 1862

At 10:30am reinforcements arrive on both sides and figting increases. Troops move back and recoup.

Casualties

Sep 17, 1862

At 1 p.m. casulaties on both sides are high adding up to 5,600 troops total (3,000 union, and 2,600 confederate)

End of Battle

Sep 17, 1862

By 1p.m. Confederate troops were running low on supplies and were ordered to withdrawl. Union victory.