ORDER OF BATTLE // 17 Sep 1862
Antietam
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 84,278 estimated
United States
53,632
Medium-confidence figure
Confederate States
30,646
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
Emancipation opening
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A Full Blown Yankee of the Iron Brigade: Service with the Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers
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Battle Cry of Freedom
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Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam, The Battle That Changed the Course of the Civil War
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I Dread the Thought of the Place: The Battle of Antietam and the End of the Maryland Campaign
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I Rode with Stonewall: The War Experiences of the Youngest Member of Jackson's Staff
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The Antietam Campaign
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