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1 The Battle of Antietam September 17

2 The Bloodiest single day of Battle in American History

3 1st Confederate attack in the North
General Robert E. Lee tried to move his 38,000 troops above Washington DC

4 McClellan moved to block
General McClellan took 75,000 men to block

5 The Battle The two sides fought from 6am – 4pm
The tide of the battle switched many times

6 Casualties Union Confederate 12,401 10,316 2108dead 1546dead
9540 wounded 753 missing Confederate 10,316 1546dead 7752wounded 1018missing

7 Today

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