Emboldened by his victory at Second Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River and into Maryland. With uncharacteristic speed, Gen. George B. McClellan's Union Army of the Potomac moved to check the Confederate advance. Over the course of eight days the two mighty armies clashed in four fierce battles, producing 41,000 casualties and marking September 17, 1862, as the bloodiest single in American history.
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