Which statement best describes the result of the Battle of Antietam?

Both the Union and Confederate armies suffered heavy losses at Antietam, so the battle was not a decisive battlefield victory. However, Confederate General Robert E. Lee retreated back into Virginia afterward, ending his invasion of the North. This made the result a strategic victory for the North, matching “Both sides had losses, but it was a victory for the North.”

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