2. Peninsular Campaign
• Attempt to take Richmond
• New US Commander (East)
–Gen. George McClellan
–Huge failure
• Lack of or incorrect information
• Pinkerton
45. Lincoln
• Union was doing poorly
• Wanted a new “Cause”
– Free the slaves
• Emancipation Proclamation
– Needed a Victory
– Wouldn’t seem desperate
– Antietam was close enough
46. Emancipation
• Free all slaves?
–No
–Freed slaves in states in
rebellion
• Not in border states
• Why not?