Early in this battle, a stalemate had ensued surrounding Miller's Cornfield, and General George Sears Greene captured, but soon had to leave the Dunker Church Plateau. It began with an advance against Lawton and Jones from Doubleday, Ricketts, and [*] Hooker; later in the day, troops under D.H. Hill decimated William French's troops at the Sunken Road, or Bloody Lane.  Following the battle, McClellan did not pursue Lee's troops to Virginia, and Abraham Lincoln used this slight Union victory to issue an Emancipation Proclamation.  For 10 points, name this Civil War battle in Maryland, which the bloodiest single day in American military history
Early in this battle, a stalemate had ensued surrounding Miller's Cornfield, and General George Sears Greene captured, but soon had to leave the Dunker Church Plateau. It began with an advance against Lawton and Jones from Doubleday, Ricketts, and [*] Hooker; later in the day, troops under D.H. Hill decimated William French's troops at the Sunken Road, or Bloody Lane.  Following the battle, McClellan did not pursue Lee's troops to Virginia, and Abraham Lincoln used this slight Union victory to issue an Emancipation Proclamation.  For 10 points, name this Civil War battle in Maryland, which the bloodiest single day in American military history.
Early in this battle, a stalemate had ensued surrounding Miller's Cornfield, and General George Sears Greene captured, but soon had to leave the Dunker Church Plateau.
Battle of {Antietam} [or Battle of {Sharpsburg}]