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Antietam. The battle is often known as Sharpsburg by Southerners.
General lee wanted to inspire a Pro-confederate uprising because Maryland was full of confederate sympathizers
Antietam is a creek near Sharpsburg, MD. The Confederate name for the battle is Sharpsburg.
Battle of Antietam
Antietam (or Sharpsburg to the Confederates)
Antietam/Sharpsburg (Maryland)
After the Battle of Antietam in September of 1862, Lee's Army of Northern Virginia had to retreat from Maryland back to Virginia. Lee's evacuation from Maryland, for that moment of the war ended Confederate plans to take the war to the enemy, the Union.
You're probably thinking of Sharpsburg. The Union referred to it as the Battle of Antietam (after Antietam Creek) while the Confederacy referred to it as the Battle of Sharpsburg.
What was the objective of the confederate in the battle of Gettysburg
Ulysses S. Grant was the general who was responsible for taking the Mississippi River. During the Vicksburg Campaign, Grant gained control of the river, a major Confederate defeat. Grant and Confederate Lt. General Pemberton clashed in the Battle of Vicksburg.
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