They restored Northern morale, and willingness to fight on.
The capture of Atlanta helped Lincoln's campaign for re-election. Many people in the North had been upset with the long duration of the war. Sherman, however, showed that definite progress was being made toward victory. Union voters re-elected Lincoln in a landslide.
Much bigger population from which to recruit. Success of the blockade of Southern ports. Lincoln learned to select and deploy good Generals; Davis never did. Some long-awaited victories (Atlanta, Winchester, Mobile) that were just in time to help Lincoln win the 1864 Election.
Wisconsin wanted to help Abraham Lincoln keep the Union together.
Yes, Sherman's victories at Atlanta and his March to the Sea convinced northern voters that the war was winnable and that the end was near. The Atlanta victory came in time to boost Lincoln's stature just before the November elections. Previously, Lincoln's prospects looked bleak. He bemoaned the thought of losing to McClellan who was running on a peace platform, promising to negotiate with the South.
He insisted that his only goal was to save the union, not end slavery
He insisted that his only goal was to save the union, not end slavery
When Lincoln instituted the draft during the US Civil War, to help bolster the number of Union troops, there were riots in New York City to protest this act. I believe Lincoln had to have Union troops help quell the problem.
It's true that the first priority of US President Lincoln was to preserve the Union at all costs. He personally was against slavery. Later in the war, he decided that issuing his Emancipation Proclamation would help bring an end to the war faster.
the west was mad also it lasted 4 years, bloodiest single day battle, and the general of the confedercay sent his the doctor to go help the prisiniors
the west was mad also it lasted 4 years, bloodiest single day battle, and the general of the confedercay sent his the doctor to go help the prisiniors
the west was mad also it lasted 4 years, bloodiest single day battle, and the general of the confedercay sent his the doctor to go help the prisiniors
the west was mad also it lasted 4 years, bloodiest single day battle, and the general of the confedercay sent his the doctor to go help the prisiniors