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The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Antietam of the American Civil War.The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization [1] during the Maryland Campaign, [2] the casualty returns [3] and the reports.
The Battle of Antietam (/ æ n ˈ t iː t əm / an-TEE-təm), also called the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the Southern United States, took place during the American Civil War on September 17, 1862, between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union Major General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek.
At Turner's Gap at the Battle of South Mountain, the 11th came under light fire only, losing two men wounded. At the Battle of Antietam three days later, it was heavily engaged on the Union right around the West Woods. In this battle, it lost 27 killed, 89 wounded, and two captured.
Colonel John H. Flynn – commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg while still at the rank of captain; Lieutenant Colonel James Fitzpatrick – commanded during the Carolinas Campaign; Major Ario Pardee, Jr. – commanded at the Battle of Antietam; Major Lansford F. Chapman – commanded at the Battle of Chancellorsville, where he was killed in action
Union troops charge past the Dunker Church at the Battle of Antietam. The 125th Pennsylvania Infantry volunteered during the American Civil War and served a 9-month term from August 1862 to May 1863. [1] It selected the motto In God We Trust. [2]
The 14th Indiana was organized at Camp Vigo, near Terre Haute, Indiana, on May 5, 1861, as one of six Indiana regiments formed for one year of service.However, in response to Lincoln's call on May 3 for more than 42,000 troops to serve for three-year terms, the regiment reorganized for three years of service and mustered into the Union army on June 7, 1861.
U.S. Marines invaded Washington County for a public training event that brought modern — for 1924 — battle tactics to Antietam battlefield. 100 years ago, Sharpsburg was invaded again — by ...
Image of Colonel Colvill when he was a Captain. The 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment was a Union infantry regiment active during the American Civil War.The 1st Minnesota participated in the battles of First Bull Run, Antietam and the Battle of Gettysburg. [1]