McClellan did not immediately pursue the Army of Northern Virginia. The Battle of Antietam was a Union victory. This Union victory also affected the Union war effort in another important way.
Saving the Union had been the initial motivation for pursuing the war with the Confederacy, but on September 22, , President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. It stated that slavery would end in all states still rebelling against the Union on January 1, Lincoln and several members of his cabinet were cautious as to the timing of the announcement of the Proclamation.
If the president moved to end slavery before a Union victory was won, Europeans, Confederates, and some in the Union might view this action as a desperate attempt to win support for the Union war effort. The Union victory at Antietam allowed the president to link slavery's demise with the preservation of the Union.
The Battle of Antietam and the resulting Emancipation Proclamation caused both anxiety and hope among Ohioans. Many Ohioans worried that Union victory in the war was further off than they hoped with Lee's invasion. Other Ohioans welcomed the Emancipation Proclamation and celebrated that slavery's demise was now a Union war aim.
Other Ohioans feared a surge in black migrants to the state if the Emancipation Proclamation was enforced. Toggle navigation. Jump to: navigation , search. McClellan Army of the Potomac. Dee, Christine, ed. Athens: Ohio University Press, Gallagher, Gary W. The Antietam Campaign. McPherson, James M. Subscribe for fascinating stories connecting the past to the present. The Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, , involved nearly , combatants, the largest concentration of troops in any Civil War battle.
Ambrose Burnside, the newly appointed commander of the Army of the Potomac, had ordered his more than , troops to cross the Lee marched his Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in late The battles of Cold Harbor were two American Civil War engagements that took place about 10 miles northeast of Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital.
Fought in Grant in the spring of In May , Confederate forces clashed with the advancing Union Army in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, which lasted for the better part of two weeks and included some of the bloodiest fighting of the Civil War. After an indecisive battle in the dense Virginia woods The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, took place from April 6 to April 7, , and was one of the major early engagements of the American Civil War The battle began when the Confederate Army launched a surprise attack on Union forces Antietam enabled the Union to repel the first Confederate invasion of the North.
A tide of momentum swept Robert E. Live TV. This Day In History. The battle also gave President Abraham Lincoln the opportunity to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which, on January 1, , declared all slaves in the Confederate states free. Such Anna is the daily scenes this terrible war presents. If all the agony was confined to the battle field.
No there is broken hearts at home. Return to Abial Hall Edwards Homepage. Despite having no prior experience and receiving no payment for her services, she bravely drove her cart of medical supplies into the fray at many battles, including Antietam. She saw the desperation of the wounded and dying and did what she could to aid and comfort them.
James Dunn, a surgeon at the Battle of Antietam lauded her efforts:. The rattle of , muskets, and the fearful thunder of over cannon, told us that the great battle of Antietam had commenced. I was in the hospital in the afternoon, for it was then only that the wounded began to come in. We had expended every bandage, tore up every sheet in the house, and everything we could find, when who should drive up but our old friend, Miss Barton, with a team loaded down with dressings of every kind, and everything we could ask for.
In my feeble estimation, General McClellan, with all his laurels, sinks into insignificance beside the true heroine of the age, the angel of the battle field.
Later in the war, Lincoln authorized Barton to form the Office of Correspondence with Friends of Missing Men in the United States Army, an effort that eventually identified 22, missing Union soldiers. In Barton founded the American Red Cross. Close Video. Washington County, MD Sep 16 - 18, How it ended Inconclusive.
In context Lee invaded Maryland in September with a full agenda. Before the Battle The first Confederate invasion of Union-held territory is not going as planned. During the Battle. Union 87, Aftermath Union.
Estimated Casualties. Union 12, Questions to Consider 1. Why is nurse Clara Barton considered a hero of Antietam? James Dunn, a surgeon at the Battle of Antietam lauded her efforts: The rattle of , muskets, and the fearful thunder of over cannon, told us that the great battle of Antietam had commenced.
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