Antietam

American  

[an-tee-tuhm] / ænˈti təm /

noun

1. a creek flowing from S Pennsylvania through NW Maryland into the Potomac: Civil War battle fought near here at Sharpsburg, Maryland, in 1862.

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Antietam British  

/ ænˈtiːtəm /

noun

1. a creek in NW Maryland, flowing into the Potomac: scene of a Civil War battle (1862), in which the Confederate forces of General Robert E. Lee were defeated

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Example Sentences

He was a Union veteran from Ohio who’d fought at Antietam.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2025

Some have suggested that the picture of Louk is deserving of recognition as part of a long tradition of war photojournalism, a practice that stretches back to Mathew Brady’s images of the dead at Antietam.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2024

Separated from Lee’s main force during the Battle of Antietam in 1862, Hill led his men on a 17-mile march to reinforce the Army of Northern Virginia, ultimately saving the Confederates from a decisive defeat.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2022

But there’s always been more to the Battle of Antietam than that, and historians have been piecing that jigsaw together, too.

From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2022

Antietam was over—a name for future history books, a battle at which men in later years, blessed with the advantage of hindsight, would wonder.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt