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https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1VWQiSGh6qqvqU8hN4fmlggTEviCvxGY&usp=sharing

This map shows where the battle took place, and where the two sides came from.

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Antietam Road and Civil War Artillery

Thesis/claim: There was no clear winner of the battle because both sides lost many soldiers.

Evidence: It is said that both sides were almost equal at the beginning of the battle. By the end of the battle they were still equal other than the fact that they had killed off thousands of men.

Reasoning: The killing of thousands didn't help anyone since no one side gained anything from the battle. They only lost men.

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The Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862, was the first major engagement of the Civil War to take place on northern soil. The battle is recognized as the bloodiest single day in American military history, with around 23,000 casualties on both sides. The fiercest fighting of the battle took place in the "Bloody Lane," a sunken farm road at the center of the Union lines. The road was worn down by years of wagon traffic and offered the men of Confederate Major General D.H. Hill's division a defensible position during critical points of the fighting. The split-rail fence running down the western side of the Army Heritage Trail is a commemoration to the Soldiers who died in the "Bloody Lane."

The fighting near Antietam creek on September 17th was a full scale battle in which both the Confederate and the Union forces used full compliments of field artillery. At the end of the Antietam road fence on the Trail, we have on display two examples of the artillery the Union Soldiers used in battle. The 3 inch Ordinance Rifle was developed by the Phoenix Iron Company, which introduced new ways to build artillery pieces from wrought iron, rather than the old bronze pieces. The 3 inch rifle was well known for its accuracy, even out to its range limits, and sometimes even sported up to three sights to improve aim. The guns were famously completely reliable mechanically and had a range of more than a mile.

The 12 pounder "Napoleon" cannon is the second Civil War era artillery piece the Trail has on display. The bronze tube, named for Napoleon III of France, was the most widely used smoothbore cannon on Civil War battlefields. At Antietam alone, the Union forces utilized 108 Napoleons. The cannon was capable of firing solid shot for reducing defenses and buildings, exploding shells for artillery duels and antipersonnel, and canister rounds for devastating close-quarters anti-infantry fires.

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The Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862, was the first major engagement of the Civil War to take place on northern soil. The battle is recognized as the bloodiest single day in American military history, with around 23,000 casualties on both sides.

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Rifle cannon (napoleon cannon)-1842 springfield enfield rifle 

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The rifle cannon, otherwise known as the Napoleon cannon, was one of the reasons why it is said that the battle of antietam was technologically advanced. This heavy piece of machinery had the capability of firing solid shots against enemies. This caused it to come in handy for large scale battles such as this one.

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This video shows the battle of antietam and how it happened part by part. It goes through the whole battle and explains how and where it was fought. it also explains why this day was so important for american history.

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This photo shows the true chaos of the battle. It gives a visual of their fight around the burnside bridge, the cannons and the overall violence of the fight.

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This photo shows the aftermath of the blood battle. This is a picture of what is now known as the bloody lane. So many thousands of men were killed and wounded on this road that it was sunken in and left as an indent in the field.