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| 1 | the first major battle in the american civil war to take place on northern soil. it was the bloodiest single-day battle in american history, with almost 23,000 casualties. after this "win" for the north, lincoln announced the emancipation proclamation | 13 sets | |
| 2 | september 17, 1862 | 5 sets | |
| 3 | union victory | 4 sets | |
| 4 | bloodiest battle of any us war; 4,800 dead and 18,500 wounded | 3 sets | |
| 5 | it was a major union victory over the south. it removed all hopes in the south of getting foreign support. | 3 sets | |
| 6 | bloodiest single day of fighting during the civil war resulted in a draw and prompted lincoln to issue the emancipation proclamation. | 3 sets | |
| 7 | single most bloody battle of the war | 3 sets | |
| 8 | september 1862, union: mcclellan, confederacy: lee, and 10,000 die in one day. | 3 sets | |
| 9 | many men killed there, north won in the battle, union stopped lee's forces | 3 sets | |
| 10 | union victory here led to the emancipation proclamation, | 2 sets | |
| 11 | september 1862 | 2 sets | |
| 12 | led to emancipation proclamation | 2 sets | |
| 13 | bloodiest war | 2 sets | |
| 14 | while general lee (confederate) was trying to invade maryland to gain recognition from north as an independent country, and help peace democrats gain control of congress. general lee (confederate) had his troops congregate near sharpsburg, maryland. while general mcclellans (union) took position along antietam creek. mcclellan ordered his troops to attack. this battle was the bloodiest one day battle in american history. in the end over 6,000 men were killed and another 16,000 were wounded. mcclellan didn't break lee's lines but he caused so many casualties that lee retreated to virginia. this defeat over south caused british government not to join the war and wait and see how the war progressed. this win also convinced lincoln that the time had come to end slavery in the south. | 2 sets | |
| 15 | southern failure to procure victory in the north meant no foreign support for the confederacy. bloodiest day in the whole civil war. 23,000 total casualties | 2 sets | |
| 16 | the bloodiest day in the entire civil war | 2 sets | |
| 17 | the bloodiest day in american history. both sides battled all day, and totaled losses of 25000 men. lee withdrew, but mcclellan didn't follow, losing his chance to defeat the confederate army. this angered lincoln and he fired mcclellan | 2 sets | |
| 18 | battle in civil war in which more men at the time were killed in that one battle | 2 sets | |
| 19 | northern victory which led to lincoln issuing the emancipation proclamation | 2 sets | |
| 20 | sept 1862, maryland, lee's first defeat. union victory, lincoln issues emancipation proclamation. britain will not help south | 1 set | |
| 21 | sharpsburg/ september 7, 1862/ bloodiest day of the war | 1 set | |
| 22 | sept. 17, 1862, a draw militairly, marks the closest the south would ever come to victory, launched the emancipation proclamation, was one of the bloodiest battles. | 1 set | |
| 23 | bloodiest one-day battle of the civil war. union stoppped confederate invasion. | 1 set | |
| 24 | september 1862, first major battle to take place on northern soil. bloodiest single-day battle in us history with 23,000 casualties. small town of sharpsburg, maryland. outnumbered confederate forces fought desperately and well. mccllelan unwilling to emply ample reserve forces because he was convinced he was outnumbered. battle technically inconclusive, although lee technically was defeated because he withdrew first from the battlefield and retreated back to virginia. despite being a tactical draw, antietam is considered a turning point of the war and a victory for the union because it ended lee's strategic campaign (his first invasion of the north) and it allowed president lincoln to issue the emancipation proclamation on september 22, taking effect on january 1, 1863.the union victory and the proclamation were key in dissuading france and great britain from supporting the confederacy. with emancipation now linked to the progress of the war, neither government had the political will to oppose the union. | 1 set | |
| 25 | first major union victory, bloodiest day in the civil war | 1 set | |
| 26 | what battle followed after lincoln issue the emancipation proclamation? | 1 set | |
| 27 | bloodiest single day in the civil war | 1 set | |
| 28 | 1862. maryland. lots of death. shuldve stayed inside the confed!! standoff. | 1 set | |
| 29 | bloodiest early battle | 1 set | |
| 30 | the bloodiest day of the war/ draw, although the north claimed a victory | 1 set | |
| 31 | the 'bloodiest day of the year was known as what? | 1 set | |
| 32 | the first major battle in the american civil war to take place on northern soil; it was the bloodiest single-day battle in american history. | 1 set | |
| 33 | sept. 1862, md, lee retreats to virginia after this high casualty loss against mcclellan | 1 set | |
| 34 | the place where the union won their first major battle | 1 set | |
| 35 | bloodiest one day battle | 1 set | |
| 36 | lee took command telling the confederate forces that he planned to carry the fight to the enemy. he crossed the potomac river into maryland, but was blocked from washington, d. c. by union troops in a bloody battle at sharpsburg near antietam creek. lee realized that his army was in a bad position to receive supplies and withdrew his troops over the potomac to virginia. - union win | 1 set | |
| 37 | site of union victory, april 17, 1862, the first major civil war battle on northern soil, a union victory. the bloodiest single day battle in american history. a turning point in the war because it stopped lee's invasion of the north, gave lincoln the victory he needed to issue the emancipation proclamation, and it sealed the fate of the confederacy. | 1 set | |
| 38 | first union victory after many defeats, which helped to prevent a confederate invasion, and allowed lincoln to issue the emancipation proclamation (emancipation proclamation didn't apply to 4 border states, for while they were slave states, they had not seceded) | 1 set | |
| 39 | one of two battles on northern soil; lee marched into md trying to get a win on northern soil, many were killed, no one really won, but north claimed victory because the south retreated back into va. | 1 set | |
| 40 | 0 | 1 set | |