When dark days in U.S. history are recalled, they usually include Pearl Harbor and the September 11 terrorist attacks, both of which killed about 3,000 people.
But the single bloodiest day in American military history occurred on this date in 1862, in the battle of Antietam, near Sharpsburg, Maryland.
Forces of Union General George McClellan and the Confederate troops of General Robert E. Lee met in a daylong pitched battle. By its end, more than 23,000 soldiers had been killed or wounded. During the Civil War, 140,000 Union soldiers alone were killed in battle. This is almost half the U.S. battle deaths during World War II, when the armed forces were eight times as large.
Who steals my purse steals trash ... ... But who filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not riches him, And makes me poor indeed. ~Shakespeare
Life's a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!
Military History
09-17-2007, 21:02
What Was the Deadliest Day in American History? 
