The long road to Antietam

Description:

In the summer of 1862, after a year of protracted fighting, Abraham Lincoln decided on a radical change of strategy, one that abandoned hope for a compromise peace and committed the nation to all-out war. The centerpiece of that new strategy was the Emancipation Proclamation: an unprecedented use of federal power that would revolutionize Southern society.

subjects: Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862,  United States,  United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln),  Military leadership,  Emancipation proclamation,  Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865,  Presidents, united states,  HISTORY,  Civil War Period (1850-1877),  Command of troops,  Schlacht am Antietam,  Sezessionskrieg,  Amerikaanse burgeroorlog,  Slavernij,  Emancipatie,  Veldslagen,  Slaget vid Antietam 1862,  Amerikanska inbördeskriget 1861-1865,  Presidenter,  Historia,  Militärt ledarskap,  Emancipation Proclamation (United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln))

People: Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)