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What follows is the (hopefully) accurate description of the Battle of Antietam. ...
Antietam was a large turning point in the war, and the battle had a few good outcomes to the Union. ... Lee formed his lines in front of the Antietam Creek as General Thomas Jackson moved his division from the recently captured Harper’s Ferry. ...
The Union’s Army of the Potomac was moving towards the Antietam Creek from Keedysville. ...
The Battle of Antietam (or Sharpsburg) opened up around 6AM as General Joseph Hooker orders 35 of his artillery cannons to open up on the Confederate left flank. ...
The final phase of the gruesome battle took place towards the south where the Union left was attempting to cross the Antietam Creek. ... Also, the victory at Antietam led up to Lincoln’s final decision to delivery an Emancipation Proclamation. ... I learned that Antietam was the goriest days in the existence of humanity. ... The Antietam Creek was not very wide or deep, and yet Burnside insisted on sending them over the bridge alone.
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