Up Next in The Antietam Campaign - 1862

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  Battle of Antietam

  Battle of Antietam

  After being unable to stop the unrelenting Federal advance against his rear lines at the Battle of South Mountain while the rest of his army is separated throughout Maryland and Virginia, Confederate General Robert E Lee makes the difficult decision to end his campaign before he loses the rest of...

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  The Maryland Campaign: Sep. 2-13, 1862

  The Maryland Campaign: Sep. 2-13, 1862

  On September 2nd, 1862, the Maryland Campaign officially began with the first cavalry skirmish at Mile Hill north of Leesburg. Over the next few days, Confederate divisions of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia started making their way into the town. From September 4th - 6th, the army crosses the Po...