| Regiments at Antietam | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engaged Strength | Union | Confederate | ||
| Quantity | Percentage | Quantity | Percentage | |
| INFANTRY | ||||
| 50 | 7 | 3.6% | 27 | 15% |
| 100 | 9 | 4.6 | 44 | 24.3% |
| 150 | 16 | 8.2 | 42 | 23.2% |
| 200 | 27 | 14 | 27 | 15% |
| 250 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 11% |
| 300 | 24 | 12.4 | 9 | 5% |
| 350 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3% |
| 400 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 1% |
| 450 | 9 | 4.6 | 2 | 1% |
| 500 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 550 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 600 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 650 | 3 | 1.5 | - | - |
| 700 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| 750 | 8 | 4 | - | - |
| 800 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 900 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Total Rgts. | 294 | - | 181 | - |
| CAVALRY | ||||
| 50 | 2 | 14% | 0 | 0% |
| 150 | 0 | - | 1 | 8% |
| 200 | 3 | 21 | 0 | - |
| 250 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - |
| 300 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 8% |
| 350 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 84% |
| 400 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Total Rgts. | 14 | - | 13 | - |
| Small Arms Used by Union Army at Antietam | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | Regiments armed | Percentage | Men armed | Percentage |
| INFANTRY | ||||
| Rifled Muskets | 171 | 88% | 57,650 | 90.6% |
| Smoothbore Muskets | 15 | 7.7 | 4,100 | 6.4% |
| Carbines | 2 | 1.0 | 1,200 | 1.9% |
| Sharpshooter Rifles | 6 | 3.1 | 650 | 1.0% |
| Totals | 194 | - | 63,600 | - |
| CAVALRY | ||||
| Carbines | 10 | 71% | 2,450 | 70% |
| Rifled Muskets | 1 | 7 | 400 | 11% |
| Pistols | 2 | 14 | 600 | 17% |
| Smoothbore Muskets | 1 | 7 | 50 | 1% |
| Totals | 14 | - | 3,500 | - |
| Small Arms Used by Confederate Army at Antietam | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | Regiments armed | Percentage | Men armed | Percentage |
| INFANTRY | ||||
| Rifled Muskets | 141 | 78% | 22,550 | 74% |
| Smoothbore Muskets | 40 | 22 | 8,000 | 26% |
| Totals | 181 | - | 30,550 | - |
| CAVALRY | ||||
| Carbines | 4 | 31% | 1,400 | 32% |
| Rifled Muskets | 1 | 8 | 350 | 8% |
| Pistols | 3 | 23 | 800 | 19% |
| Shotguns | 5 | 38 | 1,750 | 41% |
| Totals | 13 | - | 4,300 | - |
| Artillery Used by the Armies at Antietam | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gun Type | Union | Confederate | ||
| Quantity | Percentage | Quantity | Percentage | |
| 6 lb. s'bore | - | - | 67 | 28% |
| 3" Rifle | 94 | 33% | 44 | 18% |
| 10 lb.Parrott | 47 | 17 | 44 | 18% |
| 20 lb. Parrott | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2% |
| 12 lb. Napoleon | 98 | 35 | 16 | 7% |
| 12 lb. howitzer | 15 | 5 | 48 | 20% |
| 24 lb. howitzer | - | - | 14 | 6% |
| Whitworth Rifle | - | - | 2 | 1% |
| Total Guns | 283 | - | 239 | - |
| 6 gun batteries | 30 | 55% | 13 | 24% |
| 4 gun batteries | 22 | 40 | 32 | 58% |
| Other size btys. | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18% |
| Total Batteries | 55 | - | 55 | - |
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