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1862 – Lincoln has replaced McDowell with George McClellan as Commander of the Army of the East McClellan was a great student, but a cautious leader George McClellan Andy Reid How are these two men similar??? FIRE ANDY!
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BE PREPAREDBE PREPARED…… Grab a packet from the table
Today you willToday you will… Evaluate reasons why the Battle of Antietam was foughtExamine the first phase of fighting at Antietam (The Cornfield) #1-19 notes
BATTLE OF ANTIETAMSEPTEMBER 1862
• LEE’S MESSENGER DROPS THE PLANS (wrapped around cigars) – falls into hands of Union
• With Lee’s plans in hand…McClellan attacks eventually Lee
• 1862 – Lincoln has replaced McDowell with George McClellan as Commander of the Army of the East
• McClellan was a great student, but a cautious leader
George McClellan
Andy ReidHow are these How are these
two men two men similar???similar???
FIRE FIRE ANDY!ANDY!
A Bloody Battle
• Union and Confederates clash at Antietam, MD. (one of a few battles that took place on Northern soil)
• 1st battle scene = cornfield (mass devastation)
• Next battle scene = Confederates are dug into a “sunken road”
• Union soldiers eventually outflank Confederates at the “Sunken Road”
Results of Battle
WINNER
• UNION CLAIMS VICTORY AFTER THE CONFEDERACY LEAVES
IMPACT OF BATTLE
• MCCLELLAN(UNION) TAKES TOO LONG TO FINISH THE ATTACK (Lincoln replaces McClellan)
• BLOODIEST SINGLE DAY OF THE WAR- over 23,000 CASUALTIES! (single bloodiest day in U.S. history)
Lincoln at Antietam
Lincoln visited Antietam
AFTER the battle urging McClellan to attack Lee’s
men
I am not happy with you, McClellan since you didn’t follow up Lee
BATTLE OF ANTIETAM
September 17, 1862 – 23,000 Americans lost their livesSeptember 17, 1862 – 23,000 Americans lost their livesBLOODIEST SINGLE DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY!BLOODIEST SINGLE DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY!
Statue of McClellan outside
City Hall inPhiladelphia
LINCOLN HAS THE VICTORY NEEDED FOR…
The Emancipation Proclamation• After Union victory at Antietam, Lincoln issued
a preliminary proclamation• The formal proclamation = January 1, 1863• Proposed to END slavery in the
Confederacy!!!• Now the Union was fighting to end slavery as
well as save the Union!• Won sympathy in Europe (Britain and France
had freed their slaves already)
Antietam(on battle chart)
WINNER
• UNION CLAIMS VICTORY AFTER THE CONFEDERACY LEAVES
IMPACT OF BATTLE
• Lincoln replaces McClellan
• BLOODIEST SINGLE DAY OF THE WAR
• Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation
• 1) Antietam was…
A)a major victory for the ConfederatesB)the turning point in the war for the
ConfederacyC)the single bloodiest day in American
historyD)fought on Confederate soil
• 2) All of the following are true about the Battle of Antietam EXCEPT…
A)McClellan was fired by Lincoln as a resultB) Lincoln institutes the Emancipation Proclamation soon after the battle C)The Confederates claimed the victoryD)McClellan did not follow up retreating
Confederate forces
• 3) Which of the following was NOT a complaint of President Lincoln about his military commander in the
East, General George McClellan?
A)McClellan failed to properly train his army B)McClellan marched his soldiers too slowC) McClellan seemed too cautious and unwilling to move against the enemy D) McClellan failed to pursue and capture the Confederate army after the Battle of Antietam
• 4) The Emancipation Proclamation…
A)freed slaves in both the Confederacy and the border states
B)freed slaves in only the border statesC)freed slaves in only the ConfederacyD)required all free African-Americans to join
the Union Army