On this day in the Civil War, Confederate General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia leave Maryland after the bloody battle of Antietam the previous day.
This ends General Lee’s invasion of the North.
September 18, 1862
Posted: September 18, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: american civil war, american history, antietam, confederate, On this Day in the Civil War, robert e. lee, the american civil war, the civil war, union
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