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Battle of Antietam Animated Map
What, Where, When, Who, Why,
How, Significance
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General Lee invasion of the North
Scare the North into treaty
 Maryland secession-more troops
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Why
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General McClellan commander of
Union forces
General Lee and the Army of
Northern Virginia will withdraw
from battle
Union wins the battle
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Morning
Mid Day
Afternoon
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Union had 12401 casualties with 2108 dead. This
represented 25% of the Federal force. Of the other
casualties, 1910 Union troops died of their wounds soon
after the battle. While 225 Union troops listed as MIA
were later confirmed dead.
Confederate casualties were 10318 with 1546 dead. This
represented 31% of the Confederate force. Of the other
casualties, 1550 Confederate troops died of their wounds
soon after the battle. While 306 Confederate troops listed
as missing were later confirmed as dead.
The fighting on September 17, 1862, therefore killed 7,650
American soldiers.
More Americans died in battle on September 17, 1862,
than on any other day in the nation's military history.
Significance
Confederate dead gathered for burial
after the battle. Photograph by
Alexander Gardner
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General McClellan relieved of his
command for not aggressively pursuing
the Army of Northern Virginia
Lincoln’s decision
Antietam, Md. President
Lincoln with Gen. George B.
McClellan and group of
officers, October 3, 1862.
Photograph by Alexander
Gardner.
President Lincoln and General
George B. McClellan in the
general's tent near the Antietam
battlefield, October 3, 1862.
Photograph by Alexander
Gardner.
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Turning Point in the Civil War?
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Sept 17, 1862
When
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The results of Antietam also allowed
President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation
Proclamation on September 22, which took
effect on January 1, 1863. Although Lincoln
had intended to do so earlier, he was
advised by his Cabinet to make this
announcement after a Union victory to
avoid the perception that it was issued out
of desperation (since the Confederates had
the upper edge in the war prior to
Antietam).
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The Union victory and Lincoln's proclamation
played a considerable role in dissuading the
governments of France and the United Kingdom
from recognizing the Confederacy; some suspected
they were planning to do so in the aftermath of
another Union defeat. When the issue of
emancipation was linked to the progress of the
war, neither government had the political will to
oppose the United States, since it linked support to
the Confederacy to support for slavery. Both
countries had already abolished slavery, and the
public would not have tolerated the government
militarily supporting a sovereignty upholding the
ideals of slavery.
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What, When, Where, Who, Why, How,
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