From March 5, 2021, History by Patrick J. Kiger.
These battles were among the most pivotal of the war.
There is more information than I have written, but I am summing up why it was pivotal.
1. FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN: Both sides became aware that the struggle would be longer and more grisly.
2. FORT DONELSON: The victory here and at nearby Fort Henry opened up the state of Tennessee to Union invasion. Also brought U.S. Grant to national attention.
3. BATTLE OF ANTIETAM: Stymied Lee's invasion, gave Lincoln the confidence to go ahead with the Emancipation Proclamation which redefined the war. Matthew Brady's photographs of the battlefield brought the horror of war to the home front.
--Old Secesh
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