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Antietam, battle of.
After the surrender of Harper's Ferry, Sept. 15, 1862.
Lee felt himself in a perilous position, for General Franklin had entered Pleasant Valley that very morning and threatened the severance of his army.
Lee at once took measures to concentrate his forces.
He withdrew his troops from South Mountain and took position in the Antietam valley, near Sharpsburg, Md. Jackson, by swift marches, had recrossed the Potomac and joined Lee on Antietam Greek.
When the Confederates left South Mountain, McClellan's troops followed them.
Lee's plans were thwarted, and he found himself compelled to fight.
McClellan was very cautious, for he believed the Confederates were on his front in overwhelming numbers.
It was ascertained that Lee's army did not number more than 60,000, McClellan's effective force was 87,000.
McClellan's army was well in hand (Sept. 16), and Lee's was well posted on the heights near Sharpsburg, on the western side of Antietam Creek, a sluggish s
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), South Mountain , battle of (search)