When the cautious McClellan failed to follow up on Antietam, he was replaced by Maj. |
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The Union victory in the Battle of Antietam caused them to delay this decision. |
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He learned about Gettysburg and Vicksburg, Manassas, and Antietam. |
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In September 1862 the Battle of Antietam provided this opportunity, and the subsequent War Governors' Conference added support for the proclamation. |
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McClellan and Lee fought at the Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862, the bloodiest single day in United States military history. |
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Antietam is considered a Union victory because it halted Lee's invasion of the North and provided an opportunity for Lincoln to announce his Emancipation Proclamation. |
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