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Antietam meaning

  1. Antietam Creek.
  2. The Battle of Antietam, in the American Civil War, on Sept. 17, 1862.

Using Antietam

  • The main meaning on this page is: Antietam Creek. | The Battle of Antietam, in the American Civil War, on Sept. 17, 1862.
  • In the example corpus, antietam often appears in combinations such as: of antietam, antietam in, uss antietam.

Context around Antietam

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

uss 2×

Often after:

creek 1× sailed 1× national 1× rutherford 1× provided 1× occurred 1× caused 1×

Sentence patterns with Antietam

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and uss antietam sailed through 1× antietam national battlefield 1× antietam was primarily 1× back at antietam md then 1× battle of antietam as the 1× battle of antietam caused them 1× battle of antietam in 1862 1× battle of antietam in maryland 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

antietam national battlefield 1× antietam was primarily 1× armstrong p 6 1× armstrong pp 38 1× following the confederate 1× for the coolest 1×

Common sentence endings:

another controversial decision 1× antietam creek canoe 1× antietam in 1862 1× changes in leadership 1× delay this decision 1× enough for lincoln 1×

Words around Antietam

Just before it in the word index:

antiestablishment 3 antiepileptic 2 antiemetics 2 antiemetic 3 antidrug 8 antidotes 10

Just after it in the word index:

antifa 162 antifade 2 antifascism 2 antifascist 10 antifascists 3 antifederalists 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdulrasheed 26 abhinav 26 aboriginals 26 abstractly 26 accidentals 26 accrues 26

Corpus analysis for Antietam

  • In this selection, "antietam" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, uss, creek, sailed and national stand out and add context to how "antietam" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and uss antietam sailed through and antietam national battlefield. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "antietam" sits close to words such as abdulrasheed, abhinav and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with antietam

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Lincoln and George McClellan after the Battle of Antietam in 1862. (11 words)

The Union victory in the Battle of Antietam caused them to delay this decision. (14 words)

Once Lee arrived in Maryland and was preparing for Antietam, he made another controversial decision. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Armstrong, pp. 38–41 Phillips, p. 21 The 23rd was also in the thick of the fighting at Antietam, and McKinley himself came under heavy fire when bringing rations to the men on the line. (35 words)

McClellan had stopped Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Antietam in Maryland, but had not been able to destroy Lee's army, nor did he pursue Lee back into Virginia aggressively enough for Lincoln. (35 words)

The loss of 21,357 men that day in the three battles, divided equally between the two armies, ranks the fighting only behind the Battle of Antietam as the bloodiest day of the war. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

The first USS Antietam was a screw sloop of war and construction began in 1864 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

For the coolest tubing trip—literally—you can take a run down a spring-fed, shad-ed creek with Antietam Creek Canoe.

Lt. Sturgell said he did not expect an exact reprise of the War Between the States—a clash of million-man armies on the battlefields of Gettysburg and Antietam.

In July, the destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur and USS Antietam sailed through the Strait followed a few months later in October, the destroyers USS Mustin and USS Benfold sailed through the waterway.

President Abraham Lincoln visits soldiers encamped at the Civil War battlefield of Antietam in Maryland on Oct. 1, 1862.

Antietam National Battlefield and South Mountain State Battlefield Park which commemorates the 1862 battles are located 23 miles and 35 miles respectively to the west-northwest.

Antietam was primarily a defensive battle against superior odds, although McClellan failed to exploit his advantage.

Armstrong, p. 6 Morgan, pp. 11–12 Civil War Western Virginia and Antietam Rutherford B. Hayes was McKinley's mentor during the Civil War and afterward.

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Armstrong, pp. 38–41 Phillips, p. 21 The 23rd was also in the thick of the fighting at Antietam, and McKinley himself came under heavy fire when bringing rations to the men on the line.

Following the Confederate incursion halted at the Battle of Antietam in October 1862, generals proposed concentrating forces from state commands to re-invade the north.

General Lee had already considered before the Battle of Antietam to slim down the overall structure, but intended there be no changes in leadership.

In September 1862, the Battle of Antietam provided this opportunity, and the subsequent War Governors' Conference added support for the proclamation.

Lee's strike north was turned back at Antietam MD, then Union Major General Ambrose Burnside's offensive was disastrously ended at Fredericksburg VA in December.

Lincoln and George McClellan after the Battle of Antietam in 1862.

McClellan had stopped Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Antietam in Maryland, but had not been able to destroy Lee's army, nor did he pursue Lee back into Virginia aggressively enough for Lincoln.

Once Lee arrived in Maryland and was preparing for Antietam, he made another controversial decision.

On September 22, 1862, five days after Antietam occurred, Lincoln called his cabinet into session and issued the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.

Private Patrick Hughes, Co. K, 4th New York Volunteers, wounded at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862.

The loss of 21,357 men that day in the three battles, divided equally between the two armies, ranks the fighting only behind the Battle of Antietam as the bloodiest day of the war.

The Union victory in the Battle of Antietam caused them to delay this decision.

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Common combinations with antietam

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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Antietam means: Antietam Creek.
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