Civil War Archives – UNTO THE BREACH

September 19 in U.S. military history

1777: The Battle of Freeman’s Farm — the first engagement in the Battle of Saratoga — opens between Continental forces

1862: A day after the bloody Battle of Antietam, Gen. George B. McClellan blows yet another opportunity to capture Gen.

1862: The Battle of Antietam (Maryland) – the bloodiest single-day battle in American history – opens between Confederate Army forces

1776: Connecticut militia forces guarding New York City break into a panicked retreat following an hour of naval bombardment “so

1862: Maj. Gen. George McClellan’s Army of the Potomac gets the better of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern