The 3 Turning Points
Did the South have a chance to win the Civil War 1861-1865? In his book entitled Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, author James M. McPherson believes that there were three major turning points that concluded a Union victory.1. The Northern Victory at the Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg in 1862.2. Northern victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg in July 1863.3. The re-election of President Lincoln, 1864. Why was the Northern victory at Antietam/ Sharpsburg the first major turning point for the North's victory of the Civil War? The North had struggled through the early part of the war without even coming close to a battle victory. The battle at Antietam/Sharpsburg wasn't actually a total victory, but it was a "tactical draw", which neither side was clearly a winner. Yet, this t
After being defeated at Gettysburg and U. Although the North had more resources than the South, what would have happened if the South would have clearly won at Antietam/Sharpsburg and gained foreign support? What if Lincoln wouldn't have been re-elected? JMM stresses his point to his readers that the South could have won and these major turning points are what yielded a Union victory. The Northern victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg in July of 1863 proved to be another turning point of the war, which again favored the Union. McClellan would negotiate peace, which they felt that GBM would grant them nation-hood in order to make peace. Lincoln did win, and carried his plan through. If re-elected his plan was to press the South at as many points as possible to defeat the South and then negotiate reunification. Lincoln had different plans for the South. Lincoln's win proved to be the last major turning point that veiled a Union victory. What if the CSA would have won? These are questions that will be left unanswered. If the outcome of any of these three major turning points would have been different, who knows what might have happened. actical draw held positive consequences for the Union. The failure of Lee's army to clearly win on Northern soil, prevented the CSA from gaining the much needed foreign support. Lee's march into Pennsylvania was his second attempt to take parts of Northern soil. These victories gave the North the much needed hope for winning and it was the beginning of the end for the CSA.
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