The Union victory at the Battle of Antietam, well, the draw at Antietam that forced the South to stop their invasion of the north, was seen as a huge victory in the north, even though the actual battle that day was a draw. Both armies basically left the field shattered, but since McClellan didn’t follow up and crush what was left of Lee’s army, the Confederates were able to get back to Virginia, and reorganize. And guess what? They will be back. Lee’s going to invade, again, soon, and that’s going to take us to a battle that was even bigger and bloodier than Antietam.
But first we need to head west, to the Mississippi, and back to our one Union general with a winning record, Ulysses S Grant.
What is A Short Walk through Our Long History?
I think that if you want to understand the world we live in today, it helps to understand the important events of history. In this series, we are going to look at major events, people, documents, places, books, and ideas that have shaped history, and thus shaped our modern world.