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Battle of Antietam
History of USA
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| | 1862 | Burnside, Ambrose | |
| 17th Sep Antietam Unionist General at the battle of Antietam |
| 1862 | Lee, Robert Edward | |
| 17th Sep Antietam A tactical stalemate but strategically very important for the Unionists |
| 17th Sep Antietam Robert Lee's plan to convert Maryland to the Confederate cause is defeated |
| 17th Sep Antietam The battle paves the way for Lincoln's Proclamation of Emancipation |
| 17th Sep Antietam The Confederates lose 2,700 dead & 9,000 wounded |
| 1862 | Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 17th Sep Antietam The Battle paves the way for Lincoln's Proclamation of Emancipation |
| 17th Sep Antietam Victory persuades the British not to recognize the Confederacy |
| 1862 | McClellan, George Brinton | |
| 17th Sep Antietam Blocks the Confederates under General Lee on Maryland & Washington DC |
| 17th Sep Antietam The Unionists lose 2,100 dead & 9,500 wounded |
| 1862 | McClelland, George | |
| 17th Sep Antietam Robert Lee's plan to convert Maryland to the Confederate cause is defeated |
| 1862 | Sumner, Charles | |
| 17th Sep Antietam Unionist General at the battle of Antietam |
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