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Of the soldiers who were wounded, about one out of seven died from his wounds. Over 2/3 of the 622,000 men who gave their lives in the Civil War died from disease, not from battle. Union, Confederate, and total casualties by type.
Six generals either died on the field or succumbed to wounds suffered at Antietam, including Union Major Generals Joseph K.F. Mansfield and Israel Richardson and Brigadier General Isaac Rodman, and Confederate Brigadier Generals Lawrence O. Branch, William E. Starke, and George B. Anderson.
It remains the bloodiest day in American history, with a tally of 22,727 dead, wounded, or missing on both sides. Although the Union Army suffered heavier casualties than the Confederates, the battle was a major turning point in the Union's favor.
There are more than 22,000 casualties at the Battle of Antietam. Doctors at the scene are overwhelmed. Badly needed supplies are brought in by nurse Clara Barton, known as the “Angel of the Battlefield.”
23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
The Battle of Antietam (also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg) is the single bloodiest day in the United States' military history, with almost 23,000 total casualties, which included over...
Union casualties at Antietam were 12,400, including 2,100 killed; Southern casualties were 10,320, including 1,550 killed. While the outcome was a stalemate, Lee retreated to Virginia. Map of the Battle of Antietam. President Lincoln and General McClellan at Antietam.
The casualty figures were very high on both sides, the Federal army suffered 2,108 fatalities out of a total of 12,401 casualties, while 1,546 Confederates died out of a total of 10,318 casualties.
Killed, Wounded and Missing at the Battle of Antietam. The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion give these numbers: Killed: Union, 2,100; Confederate, 1,550 TOTAL: 3,650 Wounded: Union, 9,550; Confederate, 7,750 TOTAL: 17,300 Missing or Captured: Union, 750; Confederate, 1,020 TOTAL: 1,770 Union Total Casualties: 12,400
Here is a summary of the casualty data available for the battle. "Casualties" include people killed, wounded, missing, or captured. The casualty numbers below include all of these, and are approximations of the casualties that occurred in each phase of the battle.