The Battle of Antietam When the citizens of America are asked “what was the bloodiest day of all American history?” Well the master of nursing administration will say September 11th, 2001, which is otherwise known as December 7th, 1941, which is even known as Pearl Harbor. Which is a major unit naval base attacked in Hawaii, which was a surprise attack by the japanese air force around the time of December 1941. Although each and every one of these these sudden battles were tremendously horrendous, but the bloodiest day, is the Battle of Antietam. On the morning of a day in 1862, Confederate and Union armed forces in the Civil War skirmish near Maryland’s Antietam Creek. Which is the bloodiest one-day battle in American history. The Battle of Antietam also marked the peak of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s …show more content…
McClellan in charge of the Union armed forces responsible for their actions defending Washington D.C., against General E. Lee’s occupation. Which McClellan’s Army of the Potomac skirmish was first with General Lee’s men around the time September 14th, also with the Confederates were forced to retreat after being blocked at the passes of the South Mountain. Although General Lee had considered them turning back toward the Virginia area, although news of Jackson’s capture of the Harper’s Ferry finally had reached him around the times of September 15th. That victory even convinced him to stay where he was, and make a stand near the Sharpsburg, Maryland area at the time. Even Over the route of the September 15th and 16th, all of the Confederate and Union armies who had gathered on the opposite sides of the Antietam Creek. Which was on the Confederate sides, Jackson was commanding the left side with General James. McClellan’s strategy was to attack any of the left enemys, then at the right moment, when either of those movements met with the needs, they were going to move forward in towards the