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This episode discusses the aftermath of the Battle of Antietam and the subsequent victories of Robert Lee in the Civil War.

The Battle of Antietam drives President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. But Robert Lee wins two dramatic victories in this aftermath at the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. Western Civ 2.0

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