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instanceOf
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American Civil War battle
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battle
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alsoKnownAs
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Battle of Sharpsburg
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belligerent
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Confederate States of America
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Union
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campaignObjective
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Confederate invasion of the North
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casualtyDescription
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heavy casualties on both sides
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commander
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George B. McClellan
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Robert E. Lee
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commanderRole
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George B. McClellan commanded Union forces
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Robert E. Lee commanded Confederate forces
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ConfederateArmy
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Army of Northern Virginia
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ConfederateCasualtiesApprox
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about 10,300
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ConfederateObjective
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gain foreign recognition through a victory on Union soil
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conflictIn
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American Civil War
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country
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United States
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date
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September 17, 1862
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followedBy
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Battle of Fredericksburg
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Battle of Shepherdstown
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front
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Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
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killedWoundedMissingApprox
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about 23,000
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legacy
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led to shift of war aims toward emancipation
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major turning point in the American Civil War
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location
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Antietam Creek
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Sharpsburg, Maryland
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Washington County, Maryland
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memorial
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Antietam National Battlefield
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notableEvent
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first major battle of the Civil War fought on Union soil
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notableFeature
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bloodiest single day in American military history
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partOf
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Maryland Campaign
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politicalConsequence
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discouraged potential British recognition of the Confederacy
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discouraged potential French recognition of the Confederacy
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enabled preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
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precededBy
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Battle of South Mountain
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preservedAs
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U.S. National Battlefield
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result
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strategic Union victory
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tactically inconclusive
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state
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Maryland
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stateControl
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National Park Service
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strategicSignificance
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gave Abraham Lincoln political capital to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
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halted first major Confederate invasion of the North
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terrainFeature
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Burnside Bridge
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Sunken Road
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cornfield
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UnionArmy
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Army of the Potomac
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UnionCasualtiesApprox
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about 12,400
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UnionObjective
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drive Confederate forces from Maryland
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year
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1862
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