about the battleNow, it's for the generals. The two major ones were George McClellan as the Union Commander, and Robert E. Lee as the Confederate. McClellan had more soldiers than twice as Lee, but he stood his ground for the full 12 HOURS and well, withdrew. Although The Union general had 87,000 soldiers, and Lee with a mere 40,000 soldiers, McClellan’s attacks failed to achieve 'force concentration', allowing Lee of counter by shifting forces and moving interior lines to meet each challenge. The battle was “tactically inconclusive”, meaning that it was a draw, but the withdraw of Lee’s forces gave President Abraham Lincoln the confidence to announce his Emancipation Proclamation which discouraged the British and French governments form potential plans for recognition of the Confederacy. Sorry for getting boring at the last part. Being awesome is exhausting.
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aftermath of the battleMost of you ( Yes, you in the back ) are wondering, well why are we learning about the Battle of Antietam? Why is this the topic that was assigned? Why not Battle of Fort Sumter? Why am I asking so many questions?
Well, question guy, this battle was important because it pretty much sums up the Civil War: a lot of lives lost, trying to outsmart your enemy with different tactics and strategies, and the President trying to resolve the issue from the outside. |
the interesting facts!
ONE interesting fact was that although the confederates were technically "winning" they had the withdraw due to a scarcity of soldiers.
ANOTHER interesting fact was that Lincoln announced his Emancipation Proclamation because of it, which didn't affect the Confederacy directly, but discouraged other countries to stop trading with them.
A THIRD interesting fact was, you guessed it, it was the SINGLE DAY bloodiest battle in U.S. history!
ANOTHER interesting fact was that Lincoln announced his Emancipation Proclamation because of it, which didn't affect the Confederacy directly, but discouraged other countries to stop trading with them.
A THIRD interesting fact was, you guessed it, it was the SINGLE DAY bloodiest battle in U.S. history!