ID: 901001348 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001348	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Battle of Antietam (American Civil War battle, 1862)

Note: Decisive engagement in the American Civil War that halted the Confederate advance on Maryland for the purpose of gaining military supplies and threatening Washington, DC; 26,000 casualties. Afterwards, Confederate General Robert E. Lee was forced to retreat to Virginia.

Display Date: 17 September 1862

Names:

	Battle of Antietam (American Civil War battle, 1862) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Battle of Sharpsburg (American Civil War battle, 1862) (English,U,P)
	Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862 (American Civil War battle, 1862) (English,U,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Named Events (P)
		....<North and South American history> (P)
		........<United States history> (P)
		............American Civil War (American history, 1861-1865) (P)
		................Battle of Antietam (American Civil War battle, 1862) (P)

Other Relationships:

	nationality is .... American (North American)
	.....(North American, American regions, Americas, The, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... battle
	.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... Sharpsburg
	.....(Washington county, Maryland, United States, North and Central America) (TGN)

	actor is .... Lee, Robert E., General (American Confederate general, 1807-1870)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	actor is .... George B. McClellan (American Union general, 1826-1885)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

Sources:

	Battle of Antietam (American Civil War battle, 1862)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Battle of Antietam," accessed 24 October 2016
	................J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
	Battle of Sharpsburg (American Civil War battle, 1862)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Battle of Antietam," accessed 24 October 2016
	Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862 (American Civil War battle, 1862)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85005668

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)