MCQs on Antietam Battle Anniversary (September 17) January 8, 2026August 31, 2024 by u930973931_answers 20 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/20 Subscribe 1. When was the Battle of Antietam fought? (A) September 17, 1862 (B) September 15, 1862 (C) September 16, 1862 (D) September 14, 1862 2. Where did the Battle of Antietam take place? (A) Virginia (B) Maryland (C) Pennsylvania (D) West Virginia 3. Who was the commanding general of the Union Army at the Battle of Antietam? (A) Ulysses S. Grant (B) Philip Sheridan (C) William Tecumseh Sherman (D) George McClellan 4. Who was the commanding general of the Confederate Army at the Battle of Antietam? (A) Stonewall Jackson (B) Robert E. Lee (C) J.E.B. Stuart (D) James Longstreet 5. What is significant about the Battle of Antietam in the context of the American Civil War? (A) It was the first battle of the Civil War. (B) It was the largest battle fought in the South. (C) It marked the end of the Civil War. (D) It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history. 6. Which battle was fought immediately before the Battle of Antietam? (A) Battle of Gettysburg (B) Battle of Cedar Mountain (C) Battle of Shiloh (D) Battle of Bull Run 7. What was the estimated number of casualties at the Battle of Antietam? (A) 22,717 (B) 12,000 (C) 10,000 (D) 30,000 8. Which Confederate general was wounded during the Battle of Antietam? (A) Robert E. Lee (B) J.E.B. Stuart (C) Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson (D) James Longstreet 9. The Battle of Antietam is also known by what other name? (A) Battle of Harper's Ferry (B) Battle of Sharpsburg (C) Battle of Bull Run (D) Battle of Fredericksburg 10. What was the immediate result of the Battle of Antietam? (A) A decisive Union victory (B) An inconclusive result (C) A decisive Confederate victory (D) A truce 11. How did President Abraham Lincoln use the outcome of the Battle of Antietam? (A) To propose the Emancipation Proclamation (B) To request additional troops from Congress (C) To negotiate peace with the Confederacy (D) To dismiss General McClellan 12. What was the primary objective of Robert E. Lee in invading Maryland? (A) To gain supplies and resources (B) To capture Washington, D.C. (C) To gain international recognition for the Confederacy (D) To force a decisive battle with the Union forces 13. Which famous document was issued as a result of the Battle of Antietam? (A) The Gettysburg Address (B) The Emancipation Proclamation (C) The Missouri Compromise (D) The Articles of Confederation 14. What significant action did President Lincoln take after the Battle of Antietam? (A) He issued a call for more soldiers. (B) He appointed a new general. (C) He ordered a nationwide draft. (D) He announced the Emancipation Proclamation. 15. Which part of the battlefield was known for the heaviest fighting? (A) Burnside Bridge (B) Dunker Church (C) Sunken Road (Bloody Lane) (D) Antietam Creek 16. How long did the Battle of Antietam last? (A) Three days (B) Two days (C) One day (D) Four days 17. What was the primary type of warfare used during the Battle of Antietam? (A) Open field combat (B) Naval warfare (C) Trench warfare (D) Siege warfare 18. Who was the Union commander at the center of the battlefield during the battle? (A) Ambrose Burnside (B) Joseph Hooker (C) George Meade (D) William Rosecrans 19. Which Union general’s attack was famously repelled at Burnside Bridge? (A) George McClellan (B) Joseph Hooker (C) Edwin Sumner (D) Ambrose Burnside 20. How did the weather affect the Battle of Antietam? (A) Heavy rain made the battlefield muddy. (B) The weather was clear and sunny. (C) The weather was extremely cold. (D) The weather was foggy and misty.