That battle, a Union victory, was among the bloodiest in American history; it facilitated Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation in January.
ðæt bˈæɾəl, ɐ jˈuːniən vˈɪktɚɹi, wʌz ɐmˌʌŋ ðə blˈʌdiɪst ɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən hˈɪstɚɹi; ɪt fəsˈɪlᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd lˈɪŋkənz ɪmˌænsɪpˈeɪʃən pɹˌɑːklɐmˈeɪʃən ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi.