BE PREPARED…  Grab a packet from the table Today you will Today you will…  Evaluate reasons why the Battle of Antietam was fought  Examine the first phase of fighting at Antietam (The Cornfield) #1-19 notes

BATTLE OF ANTIETAM SEPTEMBER 1862 LEE’S MESSENGER DROPS THE PLANS (wrapped around cigars) – falls into hands of Union With Lee’s plans in hand…McClellan attacks eventually Lee

1862 – Lincoln has replaced McDowell with George McClellan as Commander of the Army of the East McClellan was a great student, but a cautious leader George McClellan Andy Reid How are these two men similar??? FIRE ANDY!

A Bloody Battle Union and Confederates clash at Antietam, MD. (one of a few battles that took place on Northern soil) 1 st battle scene = cornfield (mass devastation) Next battle scene = Confederates are dug into a “sunken road” Union soldiers eventually outflank Confederates at the “Sunken Road”

Results of Battle WINNER UNION CLAIMS VICTORY AFTER THE CONFEDERACY LEAVES IMPACT OF BATTLE MCCLELLAN(UNION) TAKES TOO LONG TO FINISH THE ATTACK (Lincoln replaces McClellan) BLOODIEST SINGLE DAY OF THE WAR- over 23,000 CASUALTIES! (single bloodiest day in U.S. history)

Lincoln at Antietam Lincoln visited Antietam AFTER the battle urging McClellan to attack Lee’s men I am not happy with you, McClellan since you didn’t follow up Lee

BATTLE OF ANTIETAM September 17, 1862 – 23,000 Americans lost their lives BLOODIEST SINGLE DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY!

Statue of McClellan outside City Hall in Philadelphia

LINCOLN HAS THE VICTORY NEEDED FOR…

The Emancipation Proclamation After Union victory at Antietam, Lincoln issued a preliminary proclamation The formal proclamation = January 1, 1863 Proposed to END slavery in the Confederacy!!! Now the Union was fighting to end slavery as well as save the Union! Won sympathy in Europe (Britain and France had freed their slaves already)

Antietam (on battle chart) WINNER UNION CLAIMS VICTORY AFTER THE CONFEDERACY LEAVES IMPACT OF BATTLE Lincoln replaces McClellan BLOODIEST SINGLE DAY OF THE WAR Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation

1) Antietam was… A)a major victory for the Confederates B)the turning point in the war for the Confederacy C)the single bloodiest day in American history D)fought on Confederate soil

2) All of the following are true about the Battle of Antietam EXCEPT… A)McClellan was fired by Lincoln as a result B) Lincoln institutes the Emancipation Proclamation soon after the battle C)The Confederates claimed the victory D)McClellan did not follow up retreating Confederate forces

3) Which of the following was NOT a complaint of President Lincoln about his military commander in the East, General George McClellan? A)McClellan failed to properly train his army B)McClellan marched his soldiers too slow C) McClellan seemed too cautious and unwilling to move against the enemy D) McClellan failed to pursue and capture the Confederate army after the Battle of Antietam

4) The Emancipation Proclamation… A)freed slaves in both the Confederacy and the border states B)freed slaves in only the border states C)freed slaves in only the Confederacy D)required all free African-Americans to join the Union Army