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Today is the 159th anniversary of the bloodiest day in American history
Posted on 9/17/21 at 4:40 am
Posted on 9/17/21 at 4:40 am
Eclipsing the death tolls from Pearl Harbor, D-Day, and 9/11, the Battle of Antietam - fought on September 17, 1862 outside the tiny town of Sharpsburg, MD - saw more blood spilled in one day than any other day in America's history. Some 22,500 Union and Confederate soldiers would fall in something like 12 hours of combat. The battle was a turning point in the Civil War. Though no clear cut victory was won by either side, Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia - after losing a third of its force - was forced to give up its 1862 Maryland Campaign and retreat back into Virginia. George McClellan, who commanded the Union Army of the Potomac in the engagement, failed to adequately pursue the Confederate army in the battle's aftermath and was eventually relieved of his command.
YouTube - Battle of Antietam: Animated Map
YouTube - Battle of Antietam: Animated Map
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Posted on 9/17/21 at 4:52 am to RollTide1987
And yet, Gettysburg gets all the attention...which is fine, and justifiable...but Antietam was more brutal and is not treated by the history books quite on the same level....
Posted on 9/17/21 at 5:02 am to geaux88
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And yet, Gettysburg gets all the attention...which is fine, and justifiable...but Antietam was more brutal and is not treated by the history books quite on the same level....
That’s because there really wasn’t a winner at Antietam. The Union army soundly defeated the Confederacy at Gettysburg and it was the true turning point of the war.
Posted on 9/17/21 at 5:16 am to RollTide1987
My GGGrandfather was in Hood's Texas Brigade and wounded in Miller's cornfield. The Texans who fought there suffered 83 percent casualties, the highest of any unit in any battle in any U.S. war. He was also later wounded at Gettysburg.
Posted on 9/17/21 at 5:51 am to RollTide1987
Been meaning to watch Ken Burns civil war documentary for awhile. This thread just reminded me to get on it
Posted on 9/17/21 at 5:55 am to geaux88
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Antietam was more brutal
In some ways. However, the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg - while fewer men fell - was just as intense as Antietam, if not more so. Something like 20,000 men fell on the afternoon of July 2, 1863, in just six hours of combat.
The third day of the Battle of Chancellorsville, however, saw 21,000 men fall in five hours of combat. That's easily the bloodiest five hour stretch of fighting in American military history.
This post was edited on 9/17/21 at 5:57 am
Posted on 9/17/21 at 6:12 am to cfish140
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Been meaning to watch Ken Burns civil war documentary for awhile. This thread just reminded me to get on it
That was a great documentary.
Posted on 9/17/21 at 6:14 am to RollTide1987
Emancipation Proclamation came right after the battle.
Lincoln GOAT
Lincoln GOAT
Posted on 9/17/21 at 8:30 am to RollTide1987
Never understood the Yankee way of naming battles. Antietam is a creek that runs over 40 miles. The battlefield didn't stretch over 40 miles. It was around the town of Sharpsburg, which is the proper name for the battle.
Same with both battles of "Bull Run", properly called 1st and 2nd Manassas.
Same with both battles of "Bull Run", properly called 1st and 2nd Manassas.
Posted on 9/17/21 at 8:33 am to RollTide1987
It’s only been 254 days since January 6 baw.
Posted on 9/17/21 at 8:55 am to RollTide1987
Geez McClellan was such a putz. Could have essentially ended the war there and AP Hill would have been used to cover retreat to avoid Lee's annihilation.
Posted on 9/17/21 at 9:24 am to RollTide1987
The left will tell you that 1/6 is the bloodiest and darkest day in American history
Posted on 9/17/21 at 10:33 am to RollTide1987
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George McClellan, who commanded the Union Army of the Potomac in the engagement, failed to adequately pursue the Confederate army in the battle's aftermath and was eventually relieved of his command.
The man literally had a copy of Lee's battle plans and he still couldn't do better than a stalemate. One of the worst generals in American History.
Posted on 9/17/21 at 10:39 am to RollTide1987
Great battlefield to tour - along with Gettysburg.
Posted on 9/17/21 at 10:39 am to RollTide1987
Great battlefield to tour - along with Gettysburg.
Posted on 9/17/21 at 10:39 am to RollTide1987
Great battlefield to tour - along with Gettysburg.
Posted on 9/17/21 at 10:41 am to Ping Pong
One of the worst generals in American History.
---And in 1864 he got 45% of the vote running against Lincoln. Americans aren't new to voting for idiots.
PS: It's a great battlefield tour along with Gettysburg.
---And in 1864 he got 45% of the vote running against Lincoln. Americans aren't new to voting for idiots.
PS: It's a great battlefield tour along with Gettysburg.
This post was edited on 9/17/21 at 10:42 am
Posted on 9/17/21 at 10:46 am to CrawDude
I hear it's a great battlefield to tour, along with Gettysburg.
Posted on 9/17/21 at 10:46 am to RollTide1987
God bless our men in Grey
for they stood against the Blue
They did it for a million reasons
I’ll just rattle off a few.
They fought to protect their families
Their houses and their land,
They fought to Expose the Hidden Truths of Treason by the Guilty Yankees Hand.
They fought to end the Unsanctioned Tariffs the Yankees illegally imposed.
They skirmished alongside their brethren.
With rusty muskets, long knives and garden hoes.
It was every man for himself
As the sanctimonious Bluecoat invasion came,
So every Man Woman and Child resisted..the “Tyranny of Blame”.
The Yankee media 24/7 stoked their Hate-filled deceitful lies..
—> JUST LIKE THEY DO TODAY MY FRIEND, RIGHT BEFORE YOUR VERY EYES <—
for they stood against the Blue
They did it for a million reasons
I’ll just rattle off a few.
They fought to protect their families
Their houses and their land,
They fought to Expose the Hidden Truths of Treason by the Guilty Yankees Hand.
They fought to end the Unsanctioned Tariffs the Yankees illegally imposed.
They skirmished alongside their brethren.
With rusty muskets, long knives and garden hoes.
It was every man for himself
As the sanctimonious Bluecoat invasion came,
So every Man Woman and Child resisted..the “Tyranny of Blame”.
The Yankee media 24/7 stoked their Hate-filled deceitful lies..
—> JUST LIKE THEY DO TODAY MY FRIEND, RIGHT BEFORE YOUR VERY EYES <—
This post was edited on 9/17/21 at 10:48 am
Posted on 9/17/21 at 10:51 am to RollTide1987
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The third day of the Battle of Chancellorsville, however, saw 21,000 men fall in five hours of combat. That's easily the bloodiest five hour stretch of fighting in American military history.
Didn’t realize the numbers were that high for Chancellorsville.
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