UNION COMMANDERS
George B. McClellan
1826-1885 Pennsylvania
He was in command of the Army of Potomac during the Battle of Antietam. Later he became general in chief of the Army of Potomac.
1826-1885 Pennsylvania
He was in command of the Army of Potomac during the Battle of Antietam. Later he became general in chief of the Army of Potomac.
Ambrose E. Burnside
1824-1881 Indiana
He took command of the regiment of the militia in Rhode Island. He was a Colonel in command of a brigade. Twice he was offered George McClellan's pot as commander of the Army of Potomac but refuse both times.
1824-1881 Indiana
He took command of the regiment of the militia in Rhode Island. He was a Colonel in command of a brigade. Twice he was offered George McClellan's pot as commander of the Army of Potomac but refuse both times.
Joseph Hooker
1814-1879 Massachusetts
He was in command of the I Corps Army of the Potomac.
1814-1879 Massachusetts
He was in command of the I Corps Army of the Potomac.
Edwin V. Sumner
1797-1863 Massachusetts
He led a division of the II Corps into the Battle of Antietam.
1797-1863 Massachusetts
He led a division of the II Corps into the Battle of Antietam.
Joseph K. F. Mansfield
1803-1862 Connecticut
He was only commanded for three days during the battle becasue he as mistaken for a confederate soldier riding along the boarded of the battle field and was shot at and died three days later.
1803-1862 Connecticut
He was only commanded for three days during the battle becasue he as mistaken for a confederate soldier riding along the boarded of the battle field and was shot at and died three days later.
CONFEDERATE OFFICERS
Robert E. Lee
1807-1870 Virginia
He was a major general and commander of the Virginia military forces during the Battle of Antietam and a majority of the Civil War. when Virginia wen tithe the confederacy he became a brigadier and general in the Confederate Army, and later became general.
1807-1870 Virginia
He was a major general and commander of the Virginia military forces during the Battle of Antietam and a majority of the Civil War. when Virginia wen tithe the confederacy he became a brigadier and general in the Confederate Army, and later became general.
James Longstreet
1821-1904 South Carolina
He assumed the command of corps in Robert E. Lee's Army of northern Virginia.
1821-1904 South Carolina
He assumed the command of corps in Robert E. Lee's Army of northern Virginia.
Thomas (Stonewall) J. Jackson
1824-1863 Virginia
He commanded a wing of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
1824-1863 Virginia
He commanded a wing of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
James E. B. Stuart
1833-1864 Virginia
He was promoted to major general, and was given command of all Calvary of the Army of Northern Virginia.
1833-1864 Virginia
He was promoted to major general, and was given command of all Calvary of the Army of Northern Virginia.