Antietam and Sharpsburg battle names in Civil War history
The Antietam Sharpsburg naming split reflects regional practice as Lincoln waited for victory to issue the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. The near victory boosted Union morale and framed the war as a moral cause. Lincoln pressed McClellan to pursue Lee, visited wounded friends, and spoke to crowds before Burnside eventually led new operations.
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Braham Lincoln
Antietam
Lincoln
Gen. McClellan
Lee
Virginia
Sharpsburg
Record Street
Old Courthouse
City Hall
Frederick
George Hartstaff
Frederick hospital center in Civil War era battle region
A major Frederick hospital center grew into the country’s largest Union Military Hospital by mid 19th century, housing hundreds of patients. After Antietam, public buildings churches and private homes across the Sharpsburg Frederick corridor served as makeshift wards for thousands of wounded.
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Antietam
Union Military Hospital
Frederick
Sharpsburg
George McClellan
Unio
Southam
Robert E. Lee
Antietam Ends Draw After Bloodiest Day In Civil War
The fight along Lee’s line ends in a standstill as Union forces under Burnside cross Antietam Creek but are repelled by Hill’s Confederates. Casualties total about 12,400 Union and 10,700 Confederate. Lincoln removes McClellan after missteps in the Maryland Campaign. Appomattox would close the war three years later.
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B&o
Washington
Lincoln
McClellan
Gen
Ambrose Burnside
Antietam
Lee
Antietam Creek
Burnside
A.P. Hill
Harpers Ferry
Sharpsburg
Hill
Shepherdstown
Virginia
Maryland
Abraham Lincoln
Middletown's Barbara Fritchie Emerges From Civil War Legend
The digitized reminiscence recalls Gen. Jackson passing Middletown in 1862 with two young girls waving Union flags. Nancy Crouse and Effie Titlow reportedly handed over a flag under threat, with Union cavalry later recapturing it. Nancy may have inspired the Barbara Fritchie name in local lore.
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Jackson
Middletown
Douglas
Barbara Fritchie
Nancy Crouse
Effie Titlow
West Main Street
Nancy
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