1. Alayna Cordero, Naomi Aviles, Marleny Romero Bert Lopez
Battle Of Antietam
Alayna Cordero, Naomi Aviles, Marleny Romero Bert Lopez

2. Location:
Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland

3. Date:
September 17, 1862

4. Description:
Generals Robert E. Lee and George McClellan faced off near Antietam creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland, in the the first battle of the American Civil War to be fought on northern soil.

5. Leaders:
Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan

6. Soldiers Engaged
Union Army: 75,300
Confederate Army: 52,000

7. Course of Events:
Antietam enabled the Union to repel the first Confederate invasion of the North.
2. The battle allowed Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
3. Antietam kept Britain and France on the sidelines.
4. The battle lifted s5. Photographs from Antietam brought the horror of war to Americans for the first time
5. Photographs from Antietam brought the horror of war to Americans for the first time.
6. The battle may have saved Lincoln from a resounding defeat in midterm elections.
7. Antietam marked the beginning of the end for General George McClellan.may have saved Lincoln from a resounding defeat in midterm elections.

8. Outcome:
Tactically inconclusive; Union strategic victory

9. Fought on Land or Sea?
Land

10. Town, city, or rural area?
Rural area by Antietam creek.

11. Geography:
Northern Soil

12. Climate:
High sixties to low seventies

13. Weather:
Cool and sunny

14. Factors that influenced the outcome of the battle:
The fighting at Antietam also occurred around an old sunken farm road. Confederates holding the road used it to stop numerous waves of Union attackers before they were driven from the position. This road is known today as 'Bloody Lane.' The fight for these locations was a part of the Union army's attempt to crush the left flank of the Army of Northern Virginia. When the fighting for the northern half of the field began to die down in the early afternoon hours of September 17th, there were already over 17,000 casualties from these assaults alone.

15. Significance of battle:
Over 23,000 men fell as casualties in the 1-day Battle of Antietam, making it the bloodiest day in American history. The Union victory at Antietam resulted in President Abraham Lincoln issuing his Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862.

16. Works Cited:
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