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The North won the battle of Anietam on September 17, 1862.
Antietam
Antietam
The Union Victory in the Battle of Antietam.
The battle's outcome was inconclusive, but the North claimed victory.
They call it Sharpsburg, after the nearest town. The North call it Antietam after Antietam Creek, actual scene of the fighting.
The Battle of Antietam was very important to the Emancipation Proclamation because it was the final battle of the Civil War. The treaty was signed at Antietam Courthouse and the Emancipation Proclamation declared slaves free, which was the whole point in the Civil War.
Both Antietam and Gettysburg were fought in the North.
It was important because at that time the North and the South had many disagreements. The Battle of Gettysburg was more about the North and the South disagreeing on not having slavery and having slavery.
Earlier in the begining of the battle Antietam, Lincoln felt that making emancipation the main goal of the war might divid the north.
The Battle of Antietam