The+Battle+of+Antietam

The Battle of Antietam


 * Bloodiest battle of the war
 * Union troops force Confederates to retreat into Virginia
 * Emancipation Proclamation arises from this battle
 * Had decided on declaring the Emancipation Proclamation earlier but waited on a Union victory so that it wouldn't look like he was panicking by declaring this
 * Antietam provides this victory