Antietam

The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest battle of The Civil War. The battle took place on September 17, 1862. The reason for the battle was because the south was doing very well in the war and had enough momentum for General Robert E. Lee to invade the north. Lee mostly did this because of his confidence that he would win easily, forcing the Union to give up but also to gain foreign recognition. But the battle was not as easy for the south as General Lee thought. The Union had twice as many soldiers, they were fighting on their own land, and they had The Confederate battle plans. The north withdrew and Lincoln removed General McClellan due to his lack of aggressiveness.  Overall the south won the battle but President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

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