Antietam

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Antietam
Date Fought September 17, 1862
Location Maryland
Conf. Commander Robert E. Lee
Con. Strength 51,844 troops
Union Commander George B. McClellan
Union Strength 75, 316 troops
Conf. Casualties 13,724 men killed
Union Casualties 12,410 men killed
Who Won Union victory
Impact Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Gettysburg
Date Fought July 1, 1863 - July 3, 1863
Location Pennsylvania
Conf. Commander Robert E. Lee
Con. Strength 75,000 troops
Union Commander George G. Meade
Union Strength 82,289 troops
Conf. Casualties 28,064 men killed
Union Casualties 23, 048 men killed
Who Won Union Victory
Impact The Confederate Army looses over 1/3 of its men and never tries to invade the North again.
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Chickamauga
Date Fought September 19, 1863 - September 20, 1863
Location Georgia
Conf. Commander Braxton Bragg
Con. Strength 66,326 troops
Union Commander William Rosecrans
Union Strength 58,222 troops
Conf. Casualties 18,454 men killed
Union Casualties 16,170 men killed
Who Won Confederate Victory
Impact Delayed the Unions invasion of Georgia
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Battle of Atlanta
Date Fought July 22, 1864
Location Georgia
Conf. Commander John Bell Hood
Con. Strength 60,000 troops
Union Commander William T. Sherman
Union Strength 112,000 troops
Conf. Casualties 8,499 men killed
Union Casualties 3,641 men killed
Who Won Union Victory
Impact The Union took over the city and burned Atlanta