(A) Appomattox Court House
(B) ** Antietam
(C) Gettysburg
(E) Vicksburg
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -Union Claims Victory Military historians consider the Battle of Antietam a stalemate. Even so, the Union claimed victory. And keeping Confederates in their southern box enabled President Lincoln to finally release his Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862.
Concept note-2: -The Battle of Antietam can be considered as the bloodiest battle. Even though the Confederates were determined to win, the Union halted any chance of victory. The Unions battle strategy and placement of troops allowed McClellan to secure the victory.
Concept note-3: -23, 000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. The Battle of Antietam ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia’s first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.