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.
Right before the battle President Lincoln gave his well-known Gettysburg Speech.
After the bloody Battle of Antietam, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which included that all slaves held in the rebellious territories shall be free.
The Gettysburg Address was a short speech following the Battle Of Gettysburg by President Lincoln.
It was the first battle in which Lincoln exclusively planned the Union's tactics.
Lincoln was disappointed that General George B. McClellan had allowed Confederate general Lee to escape after the Battle of Antietam. The result of Lincoln's disappointment was the replacement of McClellan by General Burnside.
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Right before the battle President Lincoln gave his well-known Gettysburg Speech.
After the bloody Battle of Antietam, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which included that all slaves held in the rebellious territories shall be free.
The Gettysburg Address was a short speech following the Battle Of Gettysburg by President Lincoln.
While it wasn't immediately following, the Battle of Antietam and the Union victory there gave President Lincoln the push to issue the proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863.
The first pitched battle was Manassas/Bull Run on July 21st 1861. It was significant because it showed both sides that they were nowhere near ready for operations. Nothing significant would happen until the following February, and no big battles until April.
It was the first battle of the Revolutionary War.
It was the first battle in which Lincoln exclusively planned the Union's tactics.
Battle of Guadalcanal.
Lincoln was disappointed that General George B. McClellan had allowed Confederate general Lee to escape after the Battle of Antietam. The result of Lincoln's disappointment was the replacement of McClellan by General Burnside.
The battle (battlefield) that Lincoln and his wife traveled to see in 1864 was Petersburg.
President Lincoln.