Antietam

a small river in Pennsylvania and Maryland which empties into the Potomac six miles N. of nr per’s Ferry. On Sept. 17, 1862, a battle was fought on its banks near Sharps burg, between a Federal army of 87,164 men, under General McClellan, and a Confederate army variously reported at from 40,000 to 97,000 men, under General Lee. The Federal casualties aggregated 12, 469, and the Confederate, from 12,000 to 25,- 000. General Lee recro ed the Potomac on the following day, and the general consensus is that the battle was a Federal victory.