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Lee was trying to invade the North, to assert Confederate credibility, and encourage the British to grant recognition and send military aid. McClellan was trying to stop him.
By chance McClellan discovered that Lee's divisions were widely separated, and believed he could destroy them piecemeal.
He did not quite succeed in this, but he did manage to use his tactical advantage to force Lee to retreat back to Virginia.
Although this was a Northern victory that turned out highly significant for the Union, Lincoln believed that McClellan should have followed-up by pursuing and destroying Lee's army, and he fired him.
The British were moving north, into North Carolina, having effectually destroyed almost all organized Patriot forces in South Carolina except for a few partisan bands. The British commander, Cornwallis, moved with his main body of troops, and had two smaller flanking parties out to the sides moving under their own commanders. One of these was under Major Patrick Ferguson, who was actually the only British soldier at King's Mountain - the rest of his force was loyalists, or tories. Ferguson had heard of the "disloyalty" to the King of the backcounty, "overmountain" men, and had moved a good distance away from the main body, to the west, into the foothills of the mountains, his purpose being to intimidate (or "overawe" as was said at the time) the men of the backcountry, with bluster, threats, and the presence of his 1200 troops.
As part of his overall program of bombast, when Ferguson was informed of the movement of a company-sized (around 100 men) Patriot force in his direction, he issued a Proclamation, aimed at rousing those with Loyalists sympathies to come and join his force. This was his notorious "Pissing Proclamation", which read, in part: “Gentlemen: Unless you wish to be eat up by an inundation of barbarians … I say, if you wish to be pinioned, robbed, and murdered, and see your wives and daughters, in four days, abused by the dregs of mankind — in short, if you wish or deserve to live, and bear the name of men, grasp your arms in a moment and run to camp. … If you choose to be pissed upon forever and ever by a set of mongrels, say so at once and let your women turn their backs upon you, and look out for real men to protect them.” Before this Ferguson had issued another Proclamation, in which he threatened to cross the mountains to the homes of the overmountain men, and lay them waste "with fire and sword".
The backcountry men were a hardy, independent lot, toughened by generations of incessant warfare with the Indians, not the sort to be easily intimidated, and apt to resent any effort to do so. They decided to spare Ferguson the trouble of crossing the mountains, and to go meet him halfway. They set off in late September, the first group crossing Roan Mountain in a snow "shoe mouth deep". They gathered in more parties as they went. These were informally organized bodies of men, not even the militia. Just very determined Patriots who meant to teach the British a sharp lesson they would not soon forget about good manners and why they ought not to go around threatening people.
Ferguson got wind of this ever growing band of angry and aggressive hillbillies headed straight for him, and hastily departed, headed east, scurrying for the shelter of the main body, then in the vicinity of Charlotte, perhaps seventy miles away. So, that was what Ferguson was trying to accomplish at King's Mountain - he was trying to outrun the hornets he had raised about his own ears with his noise. The Patriots, having reached the just abandoned camp of Ferguson near present-day Rutherfordton, and immediately understanding that he was trying to save himself by making a junction with the main body, were determined to not miss this opportunity to destroy a sizable detachment of the British force, and also wanted to make Ferguson eat his words. They selected the 900 men with the best horses, and rode all night, through the rain, to catch up to Ferguson atop King's Mountain the next day. So well did this band of Patriots achieve their goal that the entire British force was killed or captured, except for a foraging party of 35 men Ferguson had sent out that morning to steal food from the local farmers, who had sense enough not to try to return.
Though it was a small battle, its strategic effects were very important. "This brilliant victory marked the turning point of the American Revolution" Theodore Roosevelt wrote of King's Mountain. "The turn of the tide of success" said Thomas Jefferson. Herbert Hoover said, "This is a place of inspiring memories. Here less than a thousand men, inspired by the urge of freedom, defeated a superior force intrenched in this strategic position. This small band of Patriots turned back a dangerous invasion well designed to separate and dismember the united Colonies. It was a little army and a little battle, but it was of mighty portent. History has done scant justice to its significance." And it was done, not by the army, or even the militia, but by bands of hillbillies, banded together for the common purpose, electing their own leaders, unpaid, and supplying themselves with their own rifles and ammunition.
The Battle of Shiloh in 1862 was generated by Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston. He concentrated his forces to attack the Union army at Pittsburg Landing in Tennessee. His objective was to destroy the Union army there led by Union General US Grant.
to win, nothing more, nothing less, it was a chance encounter of forces
To win and kill as many of the enemy as they could just like every other battle in every other war that has ever been fought by man.
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How long did the Battle of Antietam take place?
Battle of Antietam took place only for one day in Sharpsburg, Maryland. it was the single bloodiest day in American History. There were 23,000 dead, missing, or wounded combined for both sides.
Bloodiest battle in a single day during the civil war?
Antietam saw the highest one-day casualty lists.
How many soldiers died on both sides at the Battle of Antietam?
The Battle of Antietam was only fought on one day, September 17, 1862. The dead of both sides amounted to: 1,512 Confederate and 2,108 Federals (Union). The total casualties in killed, wounded, and missing were in excess of 23,000 men making it the bloodiest single day in US military history. Source: Civil War Battles, Johnson, Curt and McLaughlin, Mark 1977
Where were wounded Union troops taken after the Battle of Antietam in 1862?
Wounded soldiers on both sides at the Battle of Antietam were treated at field hospitals. If they survived they were taken to nearby hospitals in Maryland or Washington DC. Clara Barton, acted as a nurse at this and other battles in the East. She later formed the American Red Cross.
What was the bloodiest day of the entire civil war?
September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest day of the Civil War. It was the day of the battle of Antietam, when about 23,000 soldiers died (counting both sides).
What did the south hope to accomplish with the Battle of Antietam?
The alternative name was the Battle of Sharpsburg. Both are reasonably good names: the battle was mainly fought in the area between the town of Sharpsburg and Antietam Creek.
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How long did the Battle of Antietam take place?
Battle of Antietam took place only for one day in Sharpsburg, Maryland. it was the single bloodiest day in American History. There were 23,000 dead, missing, or wounded combined for both sides.
Bloodiest battle in a single day during the civil war?
Antietam saw the highest one-day casualty lists.
This battle was the bloodiest single-day battle in US history?
The battle of Antietam, Maryland was the worst single day battle with about 27,000 casualties in 12 hours. There were several other battles with as many or more casualties, but they were multi-day events.
How many soldiers died on both sides at the Battle of Antietam?
The Battle of Antietam was only fought on one day, September 17, 1862. The dead of both sides amounted to: 1,512 Confederate and 2,108 Federals (Union). The total casualties in killed, wounded, and missing were in excess of 23,000 men making it the bloodiest single day in US military history. Source: Civil War Battles, Johnson, Curt and McLaughlin, Mark 1977
Where were wounded Union troops taken after the Battle of Antietam in 1862?
Wounded soldiers on both sides at the Battle of Antietam were treated at field hospitals. If they survived they were taken to nearby hospitals in Maryland or Washington DC. Clara Barton, acted as a nurse at this and other battles in the East. She later formed the American Red Cross.
What was the bloodiest day of the entire civil war?
September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest day of the Civil War. It was the day of the battle of Antietam, when about 23,000 soldiers died (counting both sides).
What happened when newer more accurate weapons were used against closed formations at Antietam?
The losses on both sides were so high that the battle was recorded as the bloodiest day of the Civil War.
How many casualties did the Union have in the US Civil War Battle of Antietam in 1862?
Battle losses are often measured in terms of casualties. Deaths as a result of combat wounds may be strung out over days and weeks. With that said, both sides in the Battle of Antietam suffered casualties close to 12,000 for each side.
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What battle saw the bloodiest day of the US Civil War?
The Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg, Maryland) on September 17, 1862. As many as 3,700 were killed on both sides, with total casualties (dead, wounded, missing) of about 23,000 men.
