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Civil war's bloodiest battles. >> the fight begins at dawn as union general joe hooker's troops attack stonewall jackson's confederate corps. >> the southern army has drawn up in a defensive position, running roughly from a cornfield in the north down to some high ground in the south. and mcclellan throws his army at lee's northern flank. and you've got these two armies absolutely throwing themselves at each other. >> the battle-hardened rebels throw back the union's first wave. to the north, robert gould shaw and the second massachusetts prepare to enter the fray. >> what's this?

>> even with general lee's battle plan in his possession, mcclellan hesitates to attack the rebel army. many feel it's due to his fear of being outnumbered. there are others, like secretary of war edwin stanton who strongly believe mcclellan is a traitor. whatever the reason, lee has time to dig in, setting the stage for antietam, one of the civil war's bloodiest battles. >> the fight begins at dawn as union general joe hooker's troops attack stonewall jackson's confederate corps. >> the southern army has drawn up in a defensive position running roughly from a cornfield in the north down to so...