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Confederate Army President Lincoln
1,208 wordsThe Civil War was one of momentous proportion. It was disastrous in terms of human life, because more Americans died in this war that any other war in history. This paper is mainly about and around those involved on the battlefield in the final months of the civil war. It will also refer to the leading men behind the Union and Confederate forces. The war was coming to an end by January of 1865. At that time, Federal, Union, armies were spread throughout the Confederacy and the Confederate Army h...
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American Civil War Confederate Army
2,442 wordsCivil War END OF A TRAGEDY THE ROAD TO APPOMATTOX The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the events surrounding then of the American Civil War. This war was a war of epic proportion. Never before and not since have so many Americans died in battle. The American Civil War was truly tragic in terms of human life. In this document, I will speak mainly around those involved on the battlefield inthe closing days of the conflict. Also, reference will be made to the leading men behind the Union and...
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Civil War Began United States Constitution
3,650 wordsThe South, which was known as the Confederate States of America, seceded from the North, which was also known as the Union, for many different reasons. The reason they wanted to succeed was because there was four decades of great sectional conflict between the two. Between the North and South there were deep economic, social, and political differences. The South wanted to become an independent nation. There were many reasons why the South wanted to succeed but the main reason had to do with the ...
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Fort Sumter Civil War
1,302 wordsThe United States of America is these days the most powerful country in the world but back in 1861 the tide was different due to an incredible event in which 660, 000 (Encarta 1997 Encyclopedia) people died in a war which was just because of a difference in opinion. Throughout this essay I will talk briefly about how the civil war started then mainly what led to the end of this terrible event. The American civil war was a military conflict between the United States of America (the Union) and the...
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Civil Rights Act United States Constitution
1,215 wordsYamina The Conditions of Freedmen and Freed Women During and After Reconstruction The period of rebuilding that followed the Civil War became known as Reconstruction. A major concern during Reconstruction was the condition of the approximately 4 million freedmen (freed slaves). Most of them had no homes, were desperately poor, and could not read and write. The word also refers to the process by which the Union restored relations with the Confederate states after their defeat. Reconstruction last...
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Robert E Lee Ulysses S Grant
2,699 wordsRobert Edward Lee is considered one of the greatest generals in the history of the United States. Lee was opposed to many views of the south, including succession and slavery, yet his loyalty to his native state of Virginia forced him to fight for the south and refuse command of the Union armies during the Civil War. Because of this, he was respected by every man in America including Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. Robert Edward Lee was born to parents, Henry Lee of Lee sylvania, and mothe...
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