He issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which kept the British from sending military aid to the Confederates.
The Battle of Antietam.
it led Lincoln to declare the end of slavery in the South
Antietam
Antietam
It led Lincoln to declare the end of slavery in the South.
The Battle of Antietam (1862)
When it was won by the Union, Lincoln used the victory to promote his idea of stopping slavery.
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after the Battle of Antietam to shift the focus of the Civil War from just preserving the Union to also include the abolition of slavery. The victory at Antietam provided the political momentum and military opportunity for Lincoln to make this significant decision.
The Confederates lost which also ended slavery.
The unexpected Northern win at Antietam (Sharpsburg). It gave Lincoln the credibility to make this declaration without making it sound like a desperate measure. -The Battle of Antietam
He issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which kept the British from sending military aid to the Confederates.
After the Battle of Antietam, Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation. This discouraged foreign governments from recognizing the Confederacy, because Lincoln had, with the proclamation, made the confederacy the poster child of slavery, and the people of the foreign countries that were considering recognizing the confederacy didn't want to be associated with the pro-slavery side of anything.