No, The Battle of Shiloh had more casualties. It was one of the bloodiest battles of the war. Antietam, however, stands as the bloodiest single day of combat and in terms of killed and wounded they are very nearly the same.
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I'm pretty sure that it proved that the war would be hard and last longer than what was previously expected
Based upon common computation, about 10,000 battles, large and small were fought during the Civil War, of which the most important (battles and Campaigns) had been more than ten. They were: First Bull Run; Peninsular Campaign; Seize of New Orleans; Shiloh; Second Bull Run; Antietam; Fredericksburg; Chancellorsville; Gettysburg; Stone's River; The Final Campaign against Vicksburg; Chickamauga; Chattanooga; Atlanta Campaign; Overland Campaign; Siege of Petersburg; March to the Sea Campaign; Appomattox.
The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest battle Americans have ever participated in. It occurred on September 17, 1862. More Americans died at the battle than any other battle by the U.S.A. Despite their loss, the Union was able to stop the Confederacy from progressing north into Union territory.