The Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862, is considered pivotal to the outcome of the Civil War because it
a. represented the Union's deepest thrust into southern territory ( ?° ?? ?°)
b. forestalled the possibility of European intervention
c. resulted in the border states joining the Confederacy
d. marked the first use of Black troops by the Union army
e. confirmed George McClellan's status as the leading Union general
Answer: b. forestalled the possibility of European intervention
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