For what is the battle of antietam best known?
a. it was the greatest union victory in the civil war
b. it was the greatest confederate victory in the civil war
c. it was the bloodiest battle of the civil war
d. it was the battle by which the south gained recognition in great britain
The Battle of Antietam /ænˈtiːtəm/, also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South, was fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland and Antietam Creek as part of the Maryland Campaign.