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Antietam: The Civil War's Turning Point

Explore the pivotal events from the Peninsula Campaign to Antietam, where Confederate invasions, Union dilemmas, and the Emancipation Proclamation shaped the course of the Civil War. Delve into the battles, strategies, and political debates that marked this critical period in American history.

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Antietam: The Civil War's Turning Point

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  1. After the Peninsula, to Antietam From War to Revolution

  2. The Fallout from the Peninsula Campaign • Lincoln’s Dilemmas • McClellan’s “Harrison’s Landing” Letter • McClellan’s “Demotion” • Pope Takes Command • Popularity with the Radicals • Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862 • Jackson’s March to Manassas

  3. The Confederate Offensive, Summer-Fall, 1862 • The (Attempted) Confederate Invasion of Tennessee • Iuka, September 19 • Corinth, October 3 • Initiative Passes to Grant • The Confederate Invasion of Kentucky • Braxton Bragg, Edmund Kirby Smith (CSA) • Don Carlos Buell (USA) • Perryville, October 8, 1862 • The Confederates Retreat • Rosecrans Replaces Buell

  4. Second Bull Run • Preliminary Skirmishes • Another Battle at Manassas: August 29-30 • What Happened? • Fitz-John Porter • McClellan’s Questionable Inaction • McClellan Re-Takes Command

  5. Antietam: The Turning Point • Lee’s Gamble: The Confederate Invasion of Maryland • The Rationale • The Most Incredible Example of Luck and Contingency You’ll See • Special Orders No. 191 • McClellan’s “Slows” • The Battle of Antietam • Emancipation: The Turning Point

  6. The Union Debates War Aims • Lincoln’s Actions as Precedent? • The Republicans in Congress • The Democratic Opposition • The “Slavery Issue” • Crittenden/Johnson Resolution, July 22, 1861 • First Confiscation Act, August 6, 1861 • Building the “Second American Revolution” • Further Erosion of Slavery • Second Confiscation Act, July 17, 1862 • Slaves and Self-Emancipation • What Does Lincoln Believe?

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