T. Stephen Whitman

Antietam 1862 (eBook, ePUB)

Gateway to Emancipation

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book explains how the Battle of Antietam-a conflict that changed nothing militarily-still played a pivotal role in the Civil War by affording Abraham Lincoln an opportunity to announce the emancipation of slaves in states in rebellion. Antietam 1862: Gateway to Emancipation examines the connections between the Maryland Campaign culminating in the battle of Antietam in 1862 and the drive to emancipate slaves to win the war for the Union. The work's thematic chapters discuss how slaves' resistance to the Confederacy and flight to Union armies influenced Union domestic and diplomatic politics, Confederate military strategy, and above all, the leadership of President Lincoln. By focusing on the complex topics of antislavery politics, diplomacy, and slaves' resistance rather than the specific occurrences on the battlefield, this book shows how shrewd Abraham Lincoln was in assessing the consequences of fighting a civil war about slavery. The concept that slaves' resistance played a part in Lee and Davis's decision to cross the Potomac and invade Maryland is explored, as is the idea that this strategy delayed and ultimately dashed all of the Confederacy's hopes of help from the British.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216048534
• Artikelnr.: 68164840

Autorenporträt

T. Stephen Whitman, PhD, writes about slavery and emancipation in 18th- and 19th-century America.

Inhaltsangabe

Series Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Maps and Map References 1. Lincoln,
War, and Emancipation: From Fort Sumter to the Peninsular Campaign 2.
McClellan on the Peninsula 3. Waiting for the Moment: Lincoln and
Emancipation in the Summer of 1862 4. Europe Ponders Confederate
Recognition 5. Lee Crosses the Potomac: The Maryland Campaign Begins 6.
McClellan and Lee at Antietam: September 15 to 21 7. Lincoln Emancipates
and Voters React 8. Europe Reacts to Antietam and Emancipation 9. From
Antietam to Gettysburg: Lincoln Defends Emancipation Conclusions Notes
Bibliographical Essay Index