In what way was the victory at Antietam important to Lincoln?

Answer 1

It was mostly a draw but that was important because it proved that the South was going to have a difficult time winning any battle as it moved towards the North. It was a costly slaughter of human life and the bloodiest day in American history. The battle gave Lincoln an opening for writing his Emancipation Proclamation.

Answer 2

If they had won Antietam, the British would have sent military aid.

Instead, they lost, and Lincoln was free to issue his Emancipation Proclamation, officially turning the war into a crusade against slavery, without sounding as though it was a desperate measure. After that, the British could not be seen intervening on the other side.

Answer 3

The outcome of the battle restored the morale of the Union Army and gave the opportunity to Lincoln to release the Emancipation Proclamation, taking away to Great Britain and France any pretext for intervening in the conflict at the Confederacy's side.

Answer 4

The US Civil War Battle of Antietam was a crucial one in September of 1862. The elements of the battle are worth providing some details as to why it was a noteworthy event. As follows, the battle was important because:* It was the first time a large Confederate army conducted a major raid into the Union in the US state of Maryland;

* The battle was fought near the US capital of Washington DC;

* The leading generals from both sides in the war met head to head for the first time in Northern territory;

* The outcome of the battle gave President Lincoln the opportunity to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation; and

* Not long after the battle, the Union general, Major General George B. McClellan, who had at one time been the Union's general in chief, would be released from active duty by the US President for not following up the president's orders to continue to engage the retreating Southern army.

Answer 5

if they lost that war it would have been the turning point of the union