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Which battle marked the first significant victory for the Union during the Civil War?

O Chancellorsville
O Bull Run
O Fredericksburg
O Antietam

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Antietam. And Just passed
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ANTIETAM

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After twelve hours of combat, the roar of battle started to fade away. ... Most importantly, Union victory at Antietam provided President Abraham Lincoln the opportunity he had wanted to announce the Emancipation Proclamation, making the Battle of Antietam one of the key turning points of the American Civil War

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