1. Lane Reigle and Mitch Wolfe

2. Antietam Historical Music Video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHAw _8cVPCs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHAw _8cVPCs  Quote on page 304

3. Statistics  Approximately 23,000 casualties at the Battle of Sharpsburg  6000 American casualties on D-Day in WWII  More killed/mortally wounded in one day at Sharpsburg than in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Spanish- American War combined  In comparison, approximately 3000 killed on September 11, 2001

4. The Battle of Sharpsburg (Sep. 17)  3 Part Battle The Cornfield/ The Woods The Sunken Road Rohrbach Bridge

5. The Cornfield/ The Woods  Area of first fighting  Taken by Union, repulsed, then taken again  General Mansfield killed, Hooker wounded  Quote on page 306

6. The Sunken Road  Held by the Confederates for 3 hours of fighting  Confused order led to break in formation  Forever known as Bloody Lane

7. Rohrbach (Burnside) Bridge  Union attempts to cross Antietam Creek  Fordable at several places, but Burnside focused on the single bridge  Finally broke through, didn’t pursue until 3 p.m.

8. Outcome  Tactical Draw  Strategic defeat for Confederates  Quote on page 311

9. Confederate Invasion of Kentucky  Beauregard replaced by Bragg as Commander of Army of the Mississippi  Confederacy thought Kentuckians would be eager for liberation  Smith/ Bragg took 15,000 rifles along to arm supporters  Smith captured Richmond

10. The Battle of Perryville (Oct. 7)  “Fought over water”  Philip Sheridan  Polk rolled up left flank, killing 2 generals  Acoustic Shadow  Union casualties= 4200  Confederate casualties= 3400

11. The Battles of Iuka (Sep. 19) and Corinth (Oct. 3)  Grant planned pincer to trap confederates in Iuka  Rosecrans attacked by Price while Ord had no idea (acoustic shadow)  Van Dorn/ Price attack Rosecrans at Corinth  Union casualties= 3300  Confederate casualties= 5700

12. The Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation  September 22, 1862  Quote on page 316  In effect January 1, 1863  Unsure of country’s response, Lincoln took a conservative approach Emancipation “necessary means” of winning the war Cushioned shock Quote on page 317

13. Lincoln and Civil Liberties  Lincoln suspended the writ of Habeas Corpus  Military control of telegraph to censor reports  State Department originally responsible for internal security; Lincoln transferred responsibility to War Department February 1862

14. Lincoln and Civil Liberties (Cont.)  Stanton reduced arrests  Trials made for imprisoned  At least 15000 arrested during war  Arresting deserters, draft evaders, etc. = good  Arresting editors, public officials, etc. = bad  Quote on page 318

15. The Elections of 1862 in the North  Democrats want to turn around on Republicans before Jan. 1  Quote on page 319  Republicans retained Congress  Emancipation made requirement for WV statehood  Quote on page 321  Emancipation just a Yankee “trick”

16. The Removal of McClellan and Buell from Command  Staff urged McClellan to march on Washington for EP  Quote on page 322  Military shortcomings did McClellan in; thought he had fought a “masterpiece” at Sharpsburg  Stuart raided up to Chambersburg  Quote on page 324

17. The Removal of McClellan and Buell from Command (Cont.)  McClellan removed from command on November 7, 1862  Burnside replaced him reluctantly  Buell permitted enemy to escape, men dislike him  Replaced by William S. Rosecrans

18. Europe and the War, 1862  Palmerston wanted to wait until after Maryland invasion  Loss at Antietam delayed possible foreign support  Napoleon III proposed joint British, French, and Russian armistice  Quote on page 326