what was the bloodiest battle day in American war history?

Question

day- not week- not month. key word is day. post your reference PLZ. 10 points and best answer for correct answer.

9/11 is not a battle

Answer 1

The Battle Of Antietam...

http://www.nps.gov/archive/anti/battle.htm

Answer 2

The Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest single day in American history.

Answer 3

September 17, 1862, was the bloddiest battle day in American War History. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Mcclellan's Army of the Potomac clashed near Antietam creek. Although it was a Union victory, Mcclellan had a higher casualty count than Lee.

Answer 4

The Battle of Antietam

Sept 17, 1862 near Sharpsburg Maryland and Antietam creek.

The battle was over by dinner time. The Union had 12,401 casualties with 2,108 dead. Confederate casualties were 10,318 with 1,546 dead.

That was more than on Sept 11, 2001

Answer 5

Antietam, (September 17, 1862), was the bloodiest single-day battle but Gettysburg ,(July 1- July 3, 1863), had more casualties.

Answer 6

The Battle of Antietam

Sept 17, 1862 near Sharpsburg Maryland and Antietam creek.

The battle was over by dinner time. The Union had 12,401 casualties with 2,108 dead. Confederate casualties were 10,318 with 1,546 dead.

Answer 7

Antietam

Answer 8

Battle of Antietam during the Civil War on Sept. 17, 1862. 26,000 men dead, wounded, or missing.

Answer 9

Wednesday - 9/17/1862 - Battle of Antietam - around 28,000 killed in one day

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Answer 10

OK the deadliest day for Americans is Sept. 17, 1862. The battle at Antietam, with 4,300 dead American soliders in one day,(That's just Americans). That beats out D-Day, but not the Galveston hurricane of 1900,(which is not a battle any way, but interesting) when 8,000 Americans died in one day. my sourse is quite interesting go to...http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warusa.htm#USBat