Question

True or False: The Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest of the war, was considered a Union victory only because it stopped Lee’s northern invasion.

Answer 1

Answer: true

Step-by-step explanation:

The Battle of Antietam remains the bloodiest single day in American history. The battle left 23,000 men killed or wounded in the fields, woods and dirt roads, and it changed the course of the Civil War.

Answer 2

true

Step-by-step explanation:

McClellan's army failed to defeat Lee's Confederate army however the battle was tactically inconclusive as the Confederate army withdrew from the battle first.