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Maryland Campaign

September 2 through 20, 1862

Union Strategic Victory

Special Order No. 191

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Finding of Lee's Lost Order

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Harper's Ferry

September 14, 1862

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South Mountain

September 14, 1862

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Antietam

September 17, 1862

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Shepherdstown

September 19, 1862

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Gen. Robert E. Lee

Forces Engaged: 103,234

Killed: 1,890

Wounded: 9,770

Captured or Missing: 2,304

Total Casualties: 13,964

Lee's Proclamation to

Citizens of Maryland

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The Invasion of Maryland

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Map of the Seat of War in Maryland

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Gen. and Mrs. George McClellan

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Forces Engaged: 55,000

Killed: 2629

Wounded: 11,583

Captured or Missing: 991

Total Casualties: 15,203

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          New York: Century Club, 1884-1887. National Historical Society, 2005

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McPherson, James M. Antietam The Battle that Changed the Course of the Civil War. Oxford: Oxford University, 2002.

Palfrey, F. W. The Antietam and Fredericksburg. New York: Charles Scribner's, 2009.p 1-135

Sears, Stephen W. Landscape Turned Red The Battle of Antietam. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1983.

Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1964.

----------------- Generals in Gray Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1992.

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