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9781404207752
By fall 1862 President Abraham Lincoln desperately needed a significant Union victory to show Europe that the issue of slavery was at the heart of the War Between the States. The brutal battle at Antietam Creek gave Lincoln what he needed, and days after its conclusion he issued his Emancipation Proclamation.Hama, Larry is the author of 'Battle of Antietam The Bloodiest Day of Battle', published 2006 under ISBN 9781404207752 and ISBN 1404207759.
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