General let the Confederate forces escape at the Battle of Antietam, leading to his replacement.

After the Battle of Antietam in September 1862, Union General George McClellan did not pursue Robert E. Lee’s retreating Confederate army aggressively. President Lincoln removed McClellan from command soon afterward. The correct choice is McClellan; Burnside replaced him as Union commander, while Lee was the Confederate general.

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