Our Northern Campaign stalled, our brethren martyred for little else but a retreat, but our cause stronger than before. We faced a number twofold that of our own and fought the enemy to a standstill, a situation in which we could safely retreat. In any other case, it would be cause for tactical reverence, but not on a day such as this. A day where men who were once brothers could drench the lane with the blood of the other so efficiently. On an afternoon where thirty percent of our dedicated are no more, how can I marvel at the defense that staved off defeat? Although my defensive strategy was one that held against a force twice mine, sustaining these mountainous losses are unacceptable. Sharpsburg has given me the resolve to fine-tune my theory of tactical defense, a strategy that I commit to saving those I can. Let Sharpsburg be the last.
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