Significance of Antietam


  1. Northern victory, visible battlefield
  2. Defense, not liberation
  3. End of McClellan and restraint
  4. Total War, not heroism
  5. Anaconda Plan, not quick victory
  6. European neutrality, not mediation
  7. Emancipation, not restoration
  8. Realism, not romance
  9. Images of Brady and Gardner and Homer

"a turning point of crucial importance"

Films include Glory (1989) and 10 Days (2006 History Channel)


revised 4/8/06 | on reserve | High Tide | Civil War