battle_of_antietam | ispartofmilitaryconflict | american_civil_war <sep> the battle of antietam ( an-tee-təm), or battle of sharpsburg particularly in the southern united states, was a battle of the american civil war fought on september 17, 1862, between confederate gen robert e lee's army of northern virginia and union gen george b mcclellan's army of the potomac near sharpsburg, maryland, and antietam creek 
the battle of antietam was part of the military conflict known as the american civil war.battle of antietam ( an-tee-tm) was a battle of the american civil war