1 Jan 1862 Jahr - Battle of Antietam

Beschreibung:

Single bloodiest day of the American Civil War; Union victory that turned back a Confederate invasion of the North.


Historical Significance:
Allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation proclaiming the freedom of slaves in the ten states then in rebellion and shifting the war objectives of the North.

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