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Antietam was classified as a draw, Lee left Maryland and it was then considered a victory. This is what Lincoln needed to issue the Emancipation Proclemation and ultimately keep England out of the war. Does this make Antietam as significant as Gettysburg?
Antietam was classified as a draw, Lee left Maryland and it was then considered a victory. This is what Lincoln needed to issue the Emancipation Proclemation and ultimately keep England out of the war. Does this make Antietam as significant as Gettysburg?
Yes and no. Militarily no, politically yes. But Vicksburg was the blow that sealed the deal. Cutting the Confederacy in half made the Anaconda Plan work like it was designed and so the South was literally starved into submission. Sherman's March to the Sea and the Burning of Atlanta were very demoralizing as well. The war was won in the West (even though both sides viewed it as the secondary front).
DonnieI think the die was cast earlier when Gideon Pillow lost Ft Donelson. (and left Simon Bolivar Buckner to do the actual surrender). That loss later led to the loss of Vicksburg
DonnieI think the die was cast earlier when Gideon Pillow lost Ft Donelson. (and left Simon Bolivar Buckner to do the actual surrender). That loss later led to the loss of Vicksburg
Yes that was definitely a big part of it. But there were other missteps that the Confederates made that led to Vicksburg (they didn't have to allow themselves to get bottled up in the city for example).
