{"id":1684,"count":99,"description":"The Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862, was a pivotal clash in the American Civil War. Taking place near Sharpsburg, Maryland, it marked the bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history, with around 22,000 soldiers killed or wounded. Union General George McClellan faced Confederate General Robert E. Lee, who sought to shift the war into Northern territory. The battle ended inconclusively, but it gave President Abraham Lincoln the opportunity to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, changing the war's focus to ending slavery. Antietam is remembered for its tremendous sacrifice and its impact on the course of the war.","link":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/topic\/battle-of-antietam\/","name":"The Battle of Antietam","slug":"battle-of-antietam","taxonomy":"topic","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/1684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/topic"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq?topic=1684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}