President lincoln needed a union victory. he got it at the battle of fought near the town of sharpsburg, maryland -antietam -fort sumter -new orleans -chancellorsville

The answer to this question is Antietam. This battle was fought near the town of Sharpsburg in Maryland and is considered a turning point in the war. By losing this battle, Confederate general Lee, had to stop his invasion of the North and Lincoln could issue the Emancipation Proclamation.

“the battle of stalingrad is not a turning point necessarily in strategic terms, because a lot more has to be done before the soviets can be certain of defeating germany,” says renowned world war ii historian richard overy. the germans had fought nearly a thousand miles across the soviet union to get to stalingrad.

president franklin roosevelt supported the tva as part of his first new deal measures approved by congress in 1933. this new agency was designed to control floods, produce electric power, and improve the lives of people living in the tennessee valley. the tva accomplished many of these goals despite problems.