Major General George McClellan's Coat Worn at Antietam

Grade Range: 5-12
Resource Type(s): Artifacts, Primary Sources
Date Posted: 12/28/2010

General Robert E. Lee’s first invasion of the North culminated in the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single-day battle in American history. On September 17, 1862, General Robert E. Lee and 30,000 Confederate troops faced Major General George McClellan and 60,000 Union troops.


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