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Antietam
Sharpsburg, Maryland
September 16-18, 1862
On September 16, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan confronted Lee's Army
of Northern Virginia
at Sharpsburg,
Maryland.
At dawn September 17, Hooker's corps mounted a powerful assault on Lee's
left flank that began the single bloodiest day in American military
history. Attacks and counterattacks swept across Miller's cornfield and
fighting swirled around the Dunker Church. Union assaults against
the Sunken Road eventually pierced the Confederate center, but the Federal
advantage was not followed up. Late in the day, Burnside's corps finally
got into action, crossing the stone bridge over Antietam
Creek and rolling up the Confederate right. At a crucial moment, A.P.
Hill's division arrived from Harpers Ferry
and counterattacked, driving back Burnside and saving the day. Although
outnumbered two-to-one, Lee committed his entire force, while McClellan
sent in less than three-quarters of his army, enabling Lee to fight the
Federals to a standstill. During the night, both armies consolidated their
lines. In spite of crippling casualties, Lee continued to skirmish with
McClellan throughout the 18th, while removing his wounded south of the
river. McClellan did not renew the assaults. After dark, Lee ordered the
battered Army of Northern Virginia
to withdraw across the Potomac
into the Shenandoah Valley.
Result(s): Draw (Strategic Union victory)
Location: Washington
County
Campaign: Maryland
Campaign (September 1862)
Date(s): September
16-18, 1862
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. George B.
McClellan [US]; Gen. Robert E. Lee [CS]
Forces Engaged: Army of the Potomac
[US]; Army of Northern Virginia [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 23,100
total (US 12,410; CS 10,700)
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About the files:
These are modifications for the Talonsoft BGN
game.
How
to install:
Copy the
main BGN folder and its contents to a new folder named BGNNF. Create
new sub-folders for each module. Extract the contents of each
zipped file to its appropriate sub-folder.
A UNITS.BMP is included which is
optional. It should be copied over the main Units.BMP which would have been
created in the above step. If engaged in PBEM, all parties should be using
the same Units.BMP file. |
Scenario files -
BGNScenAN(NF).zip
(234 Kb)
Optional
Units file-
Units(NF).zip
(213 Kb)
For information concerning this system click here –
New System.doc |
