Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army defiantly awaited another attack from George B. McClellan’s Federals after the Battle of Antietam.
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The Battle of Antietam
The bloodiest day in American history occurred as the armies of Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan fought to a standoff near Sharpsburg, Maryland, along Antietam Creek.
The Fall of Harpers Ferry
As part of Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army fought at South Mountain, another portion led by Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson forced the largest Federal surrender of the war.
Confederates Descend on Harpers Ferry
Three Confederate forces converged on the Federal garrison at Harpers Ferry, at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers.
The Battle of Second Bull Run: Pope’s Retreat
August 31, 1862 – The Second Bull Run campaign ended with a two-day fight in which the Confederates proved unable to destroy Major General John
The Battle of Second Bull Run: Longstreet
August 30, 1862 – The right wing of General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia ripped into Major General John Pope’s Federals and nearly