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Antietam Bloodiest Day Recalled In Civil War Chronicle
The piece recounts the September 17 1862 Antietam Sharpsburg battle in Washington County Maryland as the bloodiest single day of the Civil War. It notes Lee's 55000 men and McClellan's 80000 plus, describes Bloody Lane and Burnside's Bridge, and summarizes missed opportunities and the retreat across the Potomac. It also mentions a seventy fifth anniversary commemoration with National Guard participation and a possible invitation for President Roosevelt.
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Antietam
Sharpsburg
Washington County
Maryland
Antietam Creek
Robert E. Lee
Gray
James Longstreet
Manassas
Appomattox
Gettysburg
Spottsylvania
Wilderness
National Guard
Roosevelt
Lee
Pope
Bull Run
Washington
Richmond
Confederacy
Pennsylvania
McClellan
Mac
Jackson
Harper's Ferry
A. P. Hill
McLaws
Rode’s
Anderson
D. H. Hill
French
Fitz-John Porter
Toombs
Burnside
Couch
Potomac
Porter
Virginia