The Emancipation Proclamation

The Confederacy Gains Momentum When the Union soldiers first tried to march into Virginia, they were beaten back The Confederacy was than able to make their way into Maryland The Confederacy was poised to continue North and potentially win the war

The Battle of Antietam McClellan didn’t follow right away when Lee retreated First day at Antietam was the bloodiest day in the Civil War The Union wins but they could have ended the whole war in 1862!

The Aftermath Lincoln fires McClellan who later goes on to run against Lincoln for president “If McClellan won’t use the army, I would like to”—Lincoln Lincoln is looking for that offensive strategy that McClellan just does not have

The Emancipation Proclamation Five days after Antietam, President Lincoln changed the aim of the war With this proclamation he declared all slaves to be free The war to save the Union became the war to end slavery

The Battle of Vicksburg In the spring of 1863 the Anaconda Plan was really starting to work Vicksburg, Mississippi was a key point in the west to cut the South in half Grant trapped the Southern army there until after 48 days they surrendered