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bloodiest fighting in one single day.
The Union had lost 12,410 troops out
of 69,000 and the Confederates had
lost 13,724 out of the 52,000 troops
they had. This victorious battle in
Antietam gave an upper hand to the
North and forced the other forces led
forces moved back and changed by Lee to retreat into Virginia.
to a defensive position instead of
offensive. George B. McClellan was eventually
removed from his commanding
On September 17, the Potomac army rights because he kept on ignoring
led by McClellan attacked Lee's Lincoln and Halleck. He moved his
troops. This was considered to be the troops as how he desired and fought
