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BE PREPARED… Grab the Antietam Video packet Today you will… Examine the single bloodiest day of the Civil War BATTLE OF ANTIETAM SEPTEMBER 1862 • LEE’S MESSENGER DROPS THE PLANS (wrapped around cigars) – falls into hands of Union • With Lee’s plans in hand…McClellan attacks eventually Lee Phase 1 – The Cornfield • Union and Confederates clash at Antietam, MD. (one of a few battles that took place on Northern soil) • Mass devastation – After 3 hours of fighting…9,000 soldiers are dead Phase 2 – The Sunken Road • Next battle scene = Confederates are dug into a “sunken road” • Union soldiers eventually outflank Confederates at the “Sunken Road” Phase 3 – The Bridge • Reinforcements come at the last minute to allow the Confederates to continue fighting • 1862 – Lincoln has replaced McDowell with George McClellan as Commander of the Army of the East • McClellan was a great student, but a cautious leader Andy Reid How are these two men similar? FIRE ANDY! George McClellan Lincoln at Antietam I am not happy with you, McClellan since you didn’t follow up Lee Lincoln visited Antietam AFTER the battle urging McClellan to attack Lee’s men BATTLE OF ANTIETAM September 17, 1862 – 23,000 Americans lost their lives BLOODIEST SINGLE DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY! LINCOLN HAS THE VICTORY NEEDED FOR… The Emancipation Proclamation Antietam (on battle chart) WINNER IMPACT OF BATTLE • UNION CLAIMS VICTORY AFTER THE CONFEDERATES LEAVE • Lincoln replaces McClellan • BLOODIEST SINGLE DAY OF THE WAR • Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation DAY 1 VIDEO NOTES HIS SON, WILLIE, DIED CONFEDERATES CONFEDERATES WERE WINNING THE WAR BY FIGHTING A DEFENISVE WAR; THIS WOULD CHANGE THEIR STRATEGY LINCOLN NEEDS MORE SOLIDERS; NOT ENOUGH VOLUNTEERS WORTH IT EUROPEAN NATIONS (FRANCE/BRITAIN) THEY RELIED ON THE SOUTH FOR COTTON THEY HAD RECENTLY ABOLISHED SLAVERY (THEY’D BE HYPOCRITES) IN HIS DESK 30 ACRE PATCH OF CORN MOST LIKELY STOOD NEXT TO A FAMILY MEMBER LEE’S BATTLE PLAN IT WAS LEFT BEHIND, WRAPPED AROUND A FEW CIGARS (FELL INTO UNION HANDS) VERY CAUTIOUS; MADE EXCUSES NOT TO ATTACK NO ONE ELSE OBLITERATED; NOT MUCH LEFT CAME IN ONE AFTER ANOTHER, LIKE WAVES I HIT YOU, YOU HIT ME; NO DEFENSE THEY HAVE MORE MEN 9,000 DAY 2 VIDEO NOTES THEY WERE BEING HELD CAPTIVE BY THE UNION THEY’D JOIN LEE’S ARMY LEE’S ARMY HAD NO UNDERWEAR, LOOKED HUNGRY… INVADERS ROAD THAT’S ERODED OVER TIME; MEN WERE COMPLETELY COVERED BY THE ROAD THEY HAVE THEM TRAPPED COULD HAVE POSSIBLY ENDED THE WAR EARLIER DOESN’T WANT TO RISK LOSING HIS REMAINING TROOPS CONFEDERATE TROOPS CRIES OF WOUNDED SOLDIERS A PHOTOGRAPHER PICTURES OF THE DEAD AT ANTIETAM HE SENT MCCLELLAN TO GET LEE’S ARMY, NOT LET HIM GO PRELIMINARY DRAFT OF EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION PRESERVE THE UNION SLAVERY SLAVERY THE WAR IS NOW ABOUT ENDING SLAVERY, FRANCE AND BRITAIN HAD ABOLISHED SLAVERY ALREADY (CAN’T HELP SOUTH NOW) REPLACES/FIRES