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The battle of_antietam
1. The Battle of Antietam
A Presentation by Rob Lee and Cory
Jolley
2. Location
The Battle of Antietam
was fought on
September 17, 1862
near Shaprsburg
Maryland and Antietam
Creek.
3. Casualties
The bloodiest single day
battle in American
history with 23,000
casualties
2,108 killed 1,546 killed
9,540 wounded 7,752 wounded
753 captured/missing 1,018 captured/missing
4. Who Won?
The Battle of Antietam
is a tactically
inconclusive victory for
both sides, they both
suffered high losses
while the Confederacy
loses less troops, the
Union gains significant
strategic ground in
Maryland.
5. Significance
The battle of Antietam
was the first significant
battle of the Civil War to
take place on Northern
Soil.
It was after this battle
that the Emancipation
Proclamation was
issued by President
Lincoln.