Star Spangled Stories: How the Battle of Antietam in Maryland reshaped the Civil War

Name: Star Spangled Stories: How the Battle of Antietam in Maryland reshaped the Civil War
Uploaded: 2025-12-12T13:54:00-0500
Duration: 1 min 15 s
Description: In September 1862, more than 22,000 Americans fell during the Battle of Antietam in Sharpsburg, Maryland. Victory teetered between Robert E. Lee’s Confederate forces and George B McClellan’s Union army. The North ultimately repelled the Southern invasion, emboldening President Abe Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring freedom for American slaves.

In September 1862, more than 22,000 Americans fell during the Battle of Antietam in Sharpsburg, Maryland. Victory teetered between Robert E. Lee’s Confederate forces and George B McClellan’s Union army. The North ultimately repelled the Southern invasion, emboldening President Abe Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring freedom for American slaves.