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Many people are led to believe that the battle of Gettysburg was the most important battle of the Civil War; however it can be argued that the most pivotal battle of the war was the battle of Antietam for three very important reasons. It showed the Northerners that they had a chance to win the war; it showed the Europeans that the northerners could win the war, and it allowed Abraham Lincoln too issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
The battle of Antietam was fought in Antietam, Maryland, on September 17, 1862. It was the bloodiest single day in American history up until the D- Day of World War II, with 3,650 killed, 17,300 wounded, and 1,770 missing or captured. The union army of 75,500 was led by General George Brinton McClellan. The Confederate army of 38,000 was led by General Robert E. Lee. It’s hard to comprehend such high numbers of causalities in a single day.
The first reason Antietam is such an important battle, is that in the beginning of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1863, the South won the majority of battles, making the idea of victory seemingly unapproachable for the North. However, the battle of Antietam showed the North that they could in fact win the war. This is why the battle of Antietam was considered a turning point of the Civil War. The amounts of Confederate wins in the beginning of the war were numerous. The following are only a few of their victories: The Battle of Fort Sumter, Battle of Big Bethel, Battle of Cole Camp, Battle of Carthage, Battle of Blackburn's Ford, First Battle of Bull Run, and Battle of Dry Wood Creek (Weaver). As you can imagine, all these Confederate wins took a direct shot at the Union’s confidence. They were just hanging on when the battle of Antietam came an...
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...ary and federal government to working toward freeing slaves in rebel states. This excluded the border states and confederate states controlled by the Union. They were exempt because they were not in rebellion against the U.S. The Border States were states that didn’t declare secession from the Union. These states also kept slavery even after the emancipation act was issued. The Border States consisted of Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, and Maryland. The proclamation allowed blacks and slaves to serve in the United States Military. During the next 2 and a half years 180,000 of them fought in the Union army and 10,000 in the navy. They made a huge contribution to Union victory as well as their own freedom. The Emancipation Proclamation increased the intensity of the war greatly. From now on the war would be considered a new birth of freedom(Emancipation Proclamation).
From July 1st to July 3rd, 1863, the most famous and most important Civil War Battle took place in the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Confederates under Robert E. Lee advanced on the Union in hopes of taking the major city of Philadelphia, Baltimore, or even Washington D.C. Union commander General George Meade was sent to make sure none of this would happen. General Robert E. Lee was determined to invade the North and win a victory important for southern morale, leads his army toward Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he hopes to destroy railroad bridges linking east with west. He is unaware that a large union force headed by General Meade is headed in the same direction.
The battle of Gettysburg occurred over three hot summer days, July 1 to July 3, 1863, around the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It began as a meeting engagement, but by its end involved approximately 170,000 Americans. The battle is considered to be the turning point in the American Civil War and is one of the most studied battles in American history. The events that took place at Gettysburg had a tremendous impact on the outcome of the Civil War and the fate of the United States.
On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves in the rebelling territories of the confederacy and authorizing Black enlistment in the Union Army. Since the beginning of the Civil War, free Black people in general, , were ready to fight on behalf of the Union, yet they were prevented from doing so. Popular racial stereotypes and discrimination against Blacks in the military contributed to the prevailing myth that Black men did not have the intelligence and bravery necessary to serve their country. By the fall of 1862, however, the lack of White Union enlistment and confederate victories at Antietem forced the U.S. government to reconsider its racist policy. As Congress met in October to address the issue of Black enlistment, various troops of Black volunteers had already been organized, including the First South Carolina and the Kansas Colored Troops. It wasn't until January 26, 1863, however, that secretary of war Edwin Stanton authorized the enlistment of Black troops. As a result, the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer infantry was founded, becoming the first all-Black Union regiment raised in the north.(Emilio 1990)
The Battle of Antietam also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg was fought in one day on September 17, 1862 that is considered the bloodiest single day battle in American history. George McClellan led the Union against the Confederates which was led by Robert E. Lee in this battle. There are 3 phases in this battle at they are all in different locations. The first phase in located in Miller's cornfield. This was no longer a cornfield after it started, you couldn't walk across the field without stepping on a body.
The famous Battle of Gettysburg was a major part of the Civil War. Before the Battle of Gettysburg, the Confederate army had the advantage. Although the casualty tolls of both armies were relatively close in numbers, the North and the South’s attitudes towards the war completely differed after the Battle of Gettysburg. The events occurring in the months following the historic battle were what gave the Union Troops the greatest advantage leading to their victory at the end of the Civil War.
The battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the civil war because a lot of the generals lost their lives from the great wars. According to the letters (Doc C) from General Robert E. Lee states “ General Barksdale is killed. Generals Garnett and Armstead are missing. Generals Pender and Trimore wounded in the leg. General Heth injured in the head. General Kemper is feared.” This shows that the battle of Gettysburg changed from that point on because the less generals that they had the harder it would be to train their soldiers, the less soldiers that know what to do it will be harder fight in the civil war. This connects back to why the
The Battle of Antietam on September 17th, 1862 was the single, most bloodiest day in American History, where more than 23,000 men became casualties of war. General George Brinton McClellan’s inability to use Mission Command, as a warfighting function was a key reason this battle did not end the American Civil War. An analysis of General McClellan’s Mission Command operational process will show how his personality, bias, and fear were detrimental to the outcome of the Battle of Antietam.
There were more casualties in the battle of Gettysburg than in any other battles fought during the Civil War. Not all of the men lost were result of the enemy. The battle of Gettysburg was fought over a three-day period, from July 1, 1863-July 3, 1863.
The Battle of Fredericksburg may have been one of the deadliest and largest battle in the Civil War. There was an impressive amount of blood that resulted in 17,929 deaths. The battle was both fought by the Union and the Confederate. Their commanders being Union leader Robert E. Lee, and Confederate leader Ambrose E. Burnside. The dates between the battle were December 13th through
In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was in fact “proclaimed” there was still slavery in a new name. Just because, slavery was no longer permitted, it did not eliminate the ability for sharecropping to exist. The Emancipation Proclamation did not even free all slaves, meaning slaves in the borderline states were not free. The only slaves that were free, were the slaves that were in the states that went against the Union. However, it can be observed that there was a technological and medical revolution.
America's bloodiest and most deadly battle was The American Civil War. America was never the same after the civil war. America changed and became a different nation. The civil war is noted as one of the most meaningful, impacting, and important events in America’s history. The Civil War was fought between the northern and the southern states. However, its impact was felt by the entire nation politically, economically, and socially. This war cost over 600,000 lives and divided the nation.
The Battle of Gettysburg is a famous battle in the American Civil War (1861-1865) that took place in southern Pennsylvania from July 1 to July 3, 1863. The main issue of the Civil War is the expansion of slavery into federal territories. The Northern states fought to abolish slavery and free the slaves from the Southern plantations. The Southern states built their economy on the plantation crops of cotton and tobacco. Plantations thrived in the South with the free labor of slaves, and the Southern economy would collapse if slavery were abolished (Benson). The people of the Southern states considered slaves to be part of their property, and they were adamant to retain slavery.
Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 during the civil war, as main goal to win the war. Some historians argued that it was based on feelings towards slaves because not only it freed slaves in the South; it was also a huge step for the real abolition of slavery in the United States. While other historians argued that it was a military tactic because it strengthened the Union army, because the emancipated slaves were joining the Union thus providing a larger manpower than the Confederacy . The Emancipation Proclamation emancipated slaves only in the Confederacy and did not apply to the Border-states and the Union states.
... soldiers died in this battle. Many more where captured or missing. After the battle president Lincoln came to say a few words. What he said would be put down in history, making him one of the most famous people in the world. Lincoln spoke the Gettysburg Address and in it he made the Civil War stand for what it truly was. A war to end slavery.
Lincoln declared that “all persons held as slaves” in areas in rebellion “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.” Not only liberate slaves in the border slave states, but the President has purposely made the proclamation in all places in the South where the slaves were existed. While the Emancipation Proclamation was an important turning point in the war. It transformed the fight to preserve the nation into a battle for human freedom. According the history book “A People and a Nation”, the Emancipation Proclamation was legally an ambiguous document, but as a moral and political document it had great meaning. It was a delicate balancing act because it defined the war as a war against slavery, not the war from northern and southern people, and at the same time, it protected Lincoln’s position with conservatives, and there was no turning