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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated:Sep 10, 2024•Article History Battle of Antietam: Confederate dead See all media Also called: Battle of Sharpsburg Date: September 17, 1862(Anniversary in 2 days) Location: Maryland South Mountain ...
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Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Article History Ask the Chatbot a Question Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the American Civil War Artillery captured at the surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the American Civil War.(more) Vicksburg, city, seat (1836) of ...
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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Article History Battle of Fort Donelson,American Civil Warbattle (February 1862) that collapsed Southern defenses in the Mid-South and forced the evacuations of Columbus,Kentucky, andNashville,Tennessee, as well as a generalConfederateretreat in Kentucky. ...
Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content.Subscribe Now By 1:00pmall three divisions of the I Corps weredeployedalong Seminary Ridge, and two divisions of Gen.Oliver O. Howard’s XI Corps had arrived to defend the northern approaches to the town. A third divi...