15 St. 29 Min, 17 Sept 1862 Jahr - Antietam
Beschreibung:
Fought near Sharpsburg Maryland, the bloodiest US battles in history..Lee led the South while McCellan led the North
Outcome: Inconclusive, but a Union strategic victory
Significance: Although it wasn’t a decisive Union victory, it did give Lincoln an opportunity to strike at the Confederacy politically, psychologically, and economically September 22 Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that went into effect on January 1, 1863
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Civil War
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