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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.
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]
During its three years of service, the regiment had a total of 222 casualties (11 officers and 211 enlisted men). The 14th Indiana fought at the Battle of Antietam, the Second Battle of Fredericksburg, the Battle of Chancellorsville, and at the Battle of Gettysburg. At Gettysburg, the 14th Indiana helped secure Cemetery Hill.
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]
Battle reenactments or maneuvers are forbidden on national battlefields now; the last battle reenactment on any Civil War battlefield also occurred at Antietam in 1862, the centennial of the battle.
For two historians who have started a podcast dedicated to the Battle of Antietam, the battle is a bottomless well of historical treasures. More than 150 years after the battle, these podcasters ...
Colonel Joseph A. Mathews – captured at the Battle of Chancellorsville; Lieutenant Colonel William W. Hammersly – commanded at the Battle of Antietam after Col. Croasdale was killed in action until wounded in action; resigned January 1863 due to his wounds received at Antietam; Major Joel B. Wanner – commanded at the Battle of Antietam ...