<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the American Civil War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The Battle of Antietam, by Kurz & Allison (1878), depicting the scene of action at Burnside's Bridge </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> September 17, 1862 (1862 - 09 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Washington County, near Sharpsburg, Maryland 39 ° 28 ′ 24" N 77 ° 44 ′ 41" W ﻿ / ﻿ 39.47333 ° N 77.74472 ° W ﻿ / 39.47333; - 77.74472 Coordinates: 39 ° 28 ′ 24" N 77 ° 44 ′ 41" W ﻿ / ﻿ 39.47333 ° N 77.74472 ° W ﻿ / 39.47333; - 77.74472 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Tactically inconclusive; Union strategic victory </Li> <Li> Emancipation Proclamation issued five days later </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> September 17, 1862 (1862 - 09 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Washington County, near Sharpsburg, Maryland 39 ° 28 ′ 24" N 77 ° 44 ′ 41" W ﻿ / ﻿ 39.47333 ° N 77.74472 ° W ﻿ / 39.47333; - 77.74472 Coordinates: 39 ° 28 ′ 24" N 77 ° 44 ′ 41" W ﻿ / ﻿ 39.47333 ° N 77.74472 ° W ﻿ / 39.47333; - 77.74472 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Tactically inconclusive; Union strategic victory </Li> <Li> Emancipation Proclamation issued five days later </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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