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Battle of Antietam Animated Map What, Where, When, Who, Why, How, Significance General Lee invasion of the North Scare the North into treaty Maryland secession-more troops Why General McClellan commander of Union forces General Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia will withdraw from battle Union wins the battle What Morning Mid Day Afternoon What 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 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. Turning Point in the Civil War? Sept 17, 1862 When Significance 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). Significance 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. Significance What, When, Where, Who, Why, How, Significance
