History of the United States . Copyright, X911. by the Patriot Pubg Co. From the Photographic History of the Civil War. DEAD UPON THE BATTLEFIELD OF ANTIETAM A PICTURE SHOWING THE HORRORS OF WAR occurred one of the mightiest struggles in the history of modernwarfare. Every foot of ground was stubbornly contested byboth armies and the losses were unparalleled in proportion to thenumbers engaged. The Federal losses in killed and woundedamounted to 11,600 men, while the Confederate losses were some-what greater or over 11,700. Although the Confederate losseswere almost twice as heavy as the Feder
History of the United States . Copyright, X911. by the Patriot Pubg Co. From the Photographic History of the Civil War. DEAD UPON THE BATTLEFIELD OF ANTIETAM A PICTURE SHOWING THE HORRORS OF WAR occurred one of the mightiest struggles in the history of modernwarfare. Every foot of ground was stubbornly contested byboth armies and the losses were unparalleled in proportion to thenumbers engaged. The Federal losses in killed and woundedamounted to 11,600 men, while the Confederate losses were some-what greater or over 11,700. Although the Confederate losseswere almost twice as heavy as the Federal in proportion to thenumber of men engaged in the battle, Lee awaited McClellansattack the whole of the day following this bloody conflict. Dur-ing the night of the 18th he retired across the Potomac River at BURNSIDES CAMPAIGN IN THE EAST 293 Shepherdstown, where there was a sharp engagement in whichthe Federal advance was repulsed. McClellans forces on thefield of Antietam were 87,000 men. The fighting strength of Lee,incl
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