Antietam

Antietam
Antietam place name, eastern U.S., from an Algonquian word perhaps meaning "swift water;" the name occurrs in Pennsylvania and Ohio, but the best-known is a creek near Sharpsburg in Washington County, Maryland, site of a bloody Civil War battle Sept. 17, 1862.

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  • Antietam — bezeichnet: Schlacht am Antietam, eine Schlacht im amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg Antietam Creek, ein Fluss im US Bundesstaat Pennsylvania Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort beze …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Antietam — also the Battle of Antietam a battle in the American Civil War, in which General Robert E. ↑Lee s army tried to reach Washington but was defeated by Union soldiers …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Antietam — Antietam, linker Nebenfluß des Potomac in Nordamerika, entspringt in Pennsylvanien am Alleghanygebirge u. mündet nach einem Laufe von etwa 10 geogr. Meilen bei Sharpsburg in Maryland. An ihm zwischen Sharpsburg u. Middleton 16. u. 17. Sept. 1862… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Antietam — Antietam, 75 km langer linksseitiger Nebenfluß des Potomac, von der Ostkette der Appalachen, im nordamerikan. Staat Maryland, oberhalb Harper s Ferry mündend. – An seinen Ufern unweit Sharpsburg wurde 16. und 17. Sept. 1862 eine blutige Schlacht… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Antietam — [an tēt′əm] [AmInd < ?] creek in W Md.: its juncture with the Potomac is the site of a bloody, but indecisive, Civil War battle (1862) …   English World dictionary

  • Antietam (disambiguation) — Antietam may refer to:*Battle of Antietam, a major American Civil War battle *Antietam National Battlefield, an American national park *Antietam Union order of battle, Union military units and commanders who fought at the Battle of Antietam… …   Wikipedia

  • Antietam Creek — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Antietam Creek Imagen del Puente de Burnside sobre el Antietam Creek. País que atraviesa …   Wikipedia Español

  • Antietam Creek — is a tributary of the Potomac River located in south central Pennsylvania and western Maryland in the United States, a region known as Hagerstown Valley. The creek became famous as a focal point of the Battle of Antietam during the American Civil …   Wikipedia

  • Antietam Creek — Burnside Bridge in der Nähe von Sharpsburg, MarylandVorlage:Infobox Fluss/KARTE fehlt …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Antietam Academy — is a public high school and middle school in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States. The school was constructed in 2003. Its high school principal is Ivan Ike Williams. The school is part of the Washington County Public Schools… …   Wikipedia

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