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On the 14th of September 1862, Confederate General Robert E. Lee had a major concern as the US Civil War Battle of Antietam was fast approaching. First on his list was to prevent General McClellan from breaking through and destroying General D. H. Hill's division at Turner's Gap and attacking the forces of General James Longstreet before Longstreet could make a defensive stand at Boonsboro.Should McClellan be successful, Lee would have no choice but to retreat to Virginia in order to save Longstreet's army.

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