sep 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam

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- Successful on defensive, Lee launched attack on the north (FORCED TO RETREAT)
- Hoped to:
a) Bring border slave states into the Confederacy
b) Persuade Britain and France to recognize southern independence
c) Influence the North’s fall elections
d) Perhaps capture Washington D.C.
- In one day, 4,000 men killed and 18,000 wounded
a) More died here than any day in American history, including pearl harbor, d-day in ww2, and 9/11

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