I can think of no reason why Lincoln would have hoped for that. A Union victory would probably have shortened the war and reduced casualties on both sides, and it would have made Lincoln's presidency more popular.
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It was the first battle in which Lincoln exclusively planned the Union's tactics.
It led Lincoln to declare the end of slavery in the south.
Lincoln didn't fight... he was the president. However he appointed generals and drafted men to fight for the Union army
The first significant battle of the US Civil War was the Confederate victory at the Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861. US President Lincoln had to realize that the Union army was ill prepared to win the battle not to even mention able to capture Richmond. Richmond became an obsession with Lincoln for the next several years as even a sophisticated and large Union army could not capture the Confederate capital a mere 100 miles south of Washington DC.
The result or outcome of the Battle of Antietam(in which Union Army won) was freeing of slaves after Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
It was the first battle in which Lincoln exclusively planned the Union's tactics.
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It led Lincoln to declare the end of slavery in the south.
The outcome of the battle of Antietam motivated Lincoln to release the Emancipation proclamation.
After McDowell's failure at the First Battle of Bull Run, George McClellan was ordered to lead he Union army in the east. This was order was given by Lincoln.
Lincoln didn't fight... he was the president. However he appointed generals and drafted men to fight for the Union army
To replace Burnside with Hooker.
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The presidents at the time of both First and Second Manassas battles were Abraham Lincoln for the Union and Jefferson Davis for the Confederacy.
The nation as a whole was better off than in separate parts.