The country would have benefited from a stronger offensive by General McClellan because he would have defeated the Confederate general and ended the war sooner.
The Battle of Antietam was the first major armed confrontation of the American Civil War that took place in northern territory. The battle took place on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, United States, and in the vicinity of the Antietam Creek.
Despite the numerical superiority of the army led by General McClellan, the Confederates managed to save much of their army and withdraw.
Although this meant a moment of peace for the north, some analysts affirm that General McClellan had a cautious attitude which postponed the end of the war because with the numerical superiority of soldiers that he had at his disposal he would have been able to defeat forcefully the confederate army and one of its most influential leaders.
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