Ambrose Burnside17 September 1862
Unionist General at the Battle of Antietam
United States · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Unionist General at the Battle of Antietam
The Confederates lose 2,700 dead & 9,000 wounded. The Battle paves the way for Lincolns Proclamation of Emancipation. Robert Lees plan to convert Maryland to the Confederate cause is defeated. A tactical stalemate but strategically very important for the Unionists
The Unionists lose 2,100 dead & 9,500 wounded. Blocks the Confederates under General Lee on Maryland & Washington DC
Robert Lees plan to convert Maryland to the Confederate cause is defeated
Unionist General at the Battle of Antietam
Union forces halt Lees invasion of Maryland and give Lincoln the opportunity to issue emancipation policy
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