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What battle was prior to the Battle of Antietam?
The second Battle of Bull Run was the large battle prior to Antietam, MD. The stunning Confederate victory at Bull Run emboldened Lee and his armies and made an invasion of the north seem possible.
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What is the Antietam battle about?
It was Lee's first attempt to invade the North, and threaten Washington DC.The Union, under McLellan, gained an advantage by procuring a set of Lee's orders, with details of the movements of the...
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What was the battle of Antietam about?
It followed Lee's astonishing successes across Virginia in the summer of 1862, which had brought the British close to recognising the Confederacy. Now they were watching to see if his invasion of...
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Battle at Antietam?
General Robert E. Lee was prevented from invading Northern territory.
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What was the Antietam Battle about?
The Battle of Antietam was simply stopping the Confederate Army from advancing into Virginia, Union territory