The Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee
The importance of The Battle of Antietam was for General Lee to advance into Northern territory and to turn the tide of the war in favor of the Confederacy.
not Antietam war, BATTLE of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam made the British realize that the Confederacy could not win the war. The Union had too much man power and they were industrialized, so they had a huge advantage in the supply arena. Britain knew that the Confederacy could not become a stable, sovereign nation. They were going to be too dependent on the north for industry whether they won the war or not.
Lee retreated back into Virginia.
Antietam
Known to the Confederacy as Sharpsburg.
Antietam
Gettysburg is sometime called the "high water mark of the Confederacy."
To conduct a successful war of invasion, in order to assert the viability of the Confederacy in the eyes of the British, who were close to granting recognition and sending military aid.
Antietam
Antietam
Battle of Antietam.