It was the bloodiest battle to ever occur on American soil with the casualties reaching to over 51,000 men from both sides. After the Confederate forces and General Lee retreated, it would become the biggest lost for that side of the war. They could not rebound from such a huge hit to their morale. Also, General Lee did not attempt another attack on that scale believing that he would not be able to outmaneuver or defeat the Union forces lead by General Meade. Furthermore, the Confederates believed they were unable to threaten any Northern territory like they did with the attack of Gettysburg. (Brinkley
It was the bloodiest battle to ever occur on American soil with the casualties reaching to over 51,000 men from both sides. After the Confederate forces and General Lee retreated, it would become the biggest lost for that side of the war. They could not rebound from such a huge hit to their morale. Also, General Lee did not attempt another attack on that scale believing that he would not be able to outmaneuver or defeat the Union forces lead by General Meade. Furthermore, the Confederates believed they were unable to threaten any Northern territory like they did with the attack of Gettysburg. (Brinkley