The Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862 was the bloodiest single-day battle of the American Civil War. Thousands died including soldiers secretly dressed as women. The Union forces led by General McClellan attacked the outnumbered but determined Confederate forces led by General Lee near Antietam Creek in Maryland. Though inconclusive, the battle halted General Lee's first invasion of the north.

2. FACTS
The Antietam battle was the bloodiest battle of the war
We know thousands of men(and secretly women dressed as men) died that
day
The battle was fought on September 17th, 1862
The southern forces were led by General Robert E. Lee
The northern forces were led by General George B. McClellan
Union would attack the Confederates and would counterattack
The Confederate where heavily outnumbered
Confederate army held their ground

3. MORE FACTS
Up until this battle the confederate army had been primarily on defensive
All major battles had were fought on The South's soil
After the completion of the Second Battle of Bull Run, General Lee decided
it was time to go on offensive
September 3, 1862 the Confederate army, entered the state of Maryland
Hoping to invade the north all the way to Pennsylvania
Battle began on the morning of September 17, 1862
fighting was fierce this day was one of the bloodiest in American history

4. INTERESTING FACTS
This battle was the bloodiest battle of the civil war
This day was one of the bloodiest in American history
President William McKinley fought with the Union on Battle of Antietam He
was a sergeant at the time
Famous nurse Clara Barton was present at the war taking care of wounded
soldiers
Two Union soldiers had found a copy of Lee's battle plans before the battle.
However, General McClellan moved slowly on the news and never really
took advantage of the knowledge
The battle was named by the Union after the nearby creek called Antietam.
It was called the Battle of Sharpsburg by the South