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Battle of Antietam

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  • Confederate soldiers cross into Maryland

    Confederate soldiers cross into Maryland
    40,000 soldiers go into Maryland to lead by General Robert E. Lee in order to convince Maryland to join the Confederates

  • Union soldiers found a copy of Lee's plan

    Union soldiers found a copy of Lee's plan
    On the plan it shows Lee divides his army to attack Harpers Ferry.
    But the Union didn't attack and instead reunited

  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam
    The Union met the Confederates along Antietam Creek in Maryland
    which starts the Battle of Antietam or Battle of Sharpsburg

  • Aftermath

    Aftermath
    Union had suffered more than 12,000 casualties and the Confederates suffered more than 13,000 casualties making this war one of the bloodiest battles in U.S history

  • Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation

    Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation
    Lincoln creates the emancipation proclamation after the battle of Antietam because he wanted to cripple the South even more