0h 38min, sep 17, 1862 y - Battle of Antietam
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Antietam was the bloodiest day of in American history. This was in Sharpsburg, MD, a border state, so Union victory ended the Confederate effort to get Maryland to secede. Additionally, Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation after this.Added to timeline:
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0h 38min, sep 17, 1862 y
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~ 163 years ago