What was common is that they were both fought as plans of Lee to move the fighting no Northern Parts of the federation. Antietam ended in a draw, while Gettysburg became a victory for the Union.
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The church played a very important role because it was "all around" in medieval times. On the level of almost every village there was a church and a priest which helped spread the word of the christian god. Through this, almost every person down to a villager somewhere in a village in Europe was able to come to church where people gathered on Sundays and hear new information and educate himself on various things related to faith and religion.