Question

Which army considered themselves to have the won a strategic victory in the Battle of Antietam?

Answer 1

Military historians consider the Battle of Antietam to be a stalemate. Even so, the Union claimed victory. Keeping the Confederates in their southern boxes allowed President Lincoln to finally issue his Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862.

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