Mckayla Ingram, Kyla Champion,
Kyle Huckabee, and Justin Martin
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Why did the battle take place?
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The South hoped to gain foreign
recognition for the Confederacy by
winning a victory in Union Territory.
Where did the battle take place?
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Sharpsburg,Maryland
What was the significance of this
battle?
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There were 23,000 casualites.
When did this battle take place?
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September 16-18, 1862
September 16, 1862
September 17,1862
General Robert E.
Lee felt the time was
right to change his
defensive strategy
into a offensive
strategy.
General Robert E.
Lee moved his troops
into Maryland and
met General George
McClellan’s Army.
For 14 hours, a total
of 100,000 men and
500 cannon tore at
each other.
September 18,1862
Robert E. Lee
launched an attack,
but McClellan and his
troops refused. Lee
then ordered his
army to return to
Virginia.
How was this battle fought?
Canons
 Swords
 Guns
 Bayonets
 Land-mines
 Grenades
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Who were the important men of
the battle?
Union-George McClellan
 Confederate-Robert E. Lee
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Who were the important women
of the battle?
Union-No Union women fought in this
War
 Confederate-Loreta Janeta Velazquez
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