Union troops had 80 men total, Confederate troops with 500 men. No men were killed, wounded, missing or captured during the battle.…
The ironclad ship could splinter wooden ships, withstand cannon fire and resist burning. The North’s “monitor” and the South’s “Merrimack” ships started off the first duel with new technology being used. Soon after the ironclad ship came the invention of the rifle and the minie ball. The rifles could load faster, and they were more accurate to shoot at the enemy than the musket was. The minie ball was used because it was more destructive than the regular bullet was. Soldiers in The north also used Hand grenades to throw at the enemy and land mines witch is a buried explosive device. Cannons had a huge role in the civil war. There were many types of cannons but they were categorized by smoothbore or rifle. The most commonly used cannons by the north were the parrot riffles or “napoleon”. The napoleon could damage targets up to 1,700 yards away. The Springfield model 1861 was the main rifle used throughout the whole civil war. It had far greater range and accuracy than any other musket during the war. When the Civil war ended, one of the main reasons the North came out on top of winning is because they had more access to better weapons and supplies.…
Possibly the two most important documents in American history would have to be the Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address. The Declaration of Independence, which was a document written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776, called for the complete independence of the states from the British Empire. The Gettysburg Address was the document that unified the country as one. Abraham Lincoln wrote and delivered the Gettysburg Address in a Pennsylvanian cemetery as dedication for the soldiers that were lost in the civil war.…
Two of the most prestigious and respected leaders of the United States of America, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln, are notable for their great speeches and written works because they not only instilled patriotism in the American audiences, but unity, hope, and history as well. Examples of these skills are clearly found in Jefferson's Declaration of Independence and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMMzY1KJVeo], for each of these documents is a solid, memorable piece in style and historical support.…
Abraham Lincoln was our president during the Civil War who wrote Gettysburg Address. Dr. Martin Luther King was a Civil Rights leader who gave the I have a Dream speech by LIncoln Memorial. President Lincoln and Dr. King both addressed the issue of freedom in their speeches. Both used rhetorical devices such as, repetition and parallelism. Each speech had its own purpose.Lincoln’s purpose was to finish the war the north had started; while Dr. King’s was to demand a change for blacks across America. This paper will analyze Lincoln’s and King’s speeches and rhetorical devices that they used to achieve their purpose.…
During the American Civil War many advancements in weapon technology were made. However many older stratagems and newer weapons were still being used by both the Union and Confederate forces. This combination of more accurate, faster-firing weapons and outdated tactics would result in the highest amount of casualties of any American war. The Battle of Gettysburg alone, for example, resulted in approximately 50,000 casualties. The improvements of military and civilian technology also aided both sides of the war, from telegrams and railroads to artillery and rifles.…
Two of the most important, and, perhaps the two most important documents in American history are the Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address. The Declaration of Independence, the document of secession written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776, called for the complete independence of the states from the British Empire. The Gettysburg Address was a document on the theory of union that stressed the need for one united country and expressed the importance of doing whatever necessary to complete the task of keeping the states united as one. It was written and delivered by Abraham Lincoln in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania at a cemetery dedication for soldiers who had died in the famous Civil War battle there.…
Benjamin Franklin and James Madison, both are famous men in America's history, both are considered founding father's having played key parts in this country's development, and both of these two men are brilliant thinkers, each conjuring different ideals about issues at hand. Even with all these and more similarities, Benjamin Franklin, considered one of the greatest American minds of all time, and James Madison, considered the Architect of the Constitution, were different, and had different ideals on different issues. The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the lives and ideals of Benjamin Franklin and James Madison.…
The Battle of Gettysburg was a war that changed the way we look at America today. This battle helped end slavery and regain freedom to all of the nations including the United States. There were many ways that the battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the Civil War, but there are 3 mains ways why the Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the civil war. The question asked is, Why was The battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil war? The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War by geography, casualties, and the morale.…
The Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address are glimpses into America’s history. They were written in two different time periods: America’s first years in 1776 and the Civil War in the 1800’s. Despite their time gap, they are similar because they both explain to the reader what is going on during their time period. However, the country was going through different events and so these two documents are diverse as well.…
The total amount of artillery pieces in the battle of Gettysburg is said to be…
Frederick Douglass and Benjamin Franklin were both very successful in achieving their goals. Both writers emerged from rags-to-riches and expresses that in their stories. These two writers have similar chronology of events inn their life narratives.…
The Union had about 43,000 mortally wounded, meaning they were wounded in battle and died later. The Confederate’s had approximately 94,000 mortally wounded. The most deadly battle of the Civil War was the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 which killed 23,053 Union troops and 28,063 Confederate troops. There were other causes of death in the Civil War including drowning, suicide, murder, sunstroke, and execution. On the Union side drowning took nearly 5,000 lives, suicide took about 400, and sunstroke killed just over…
The first objective would be an attempt to educate the audience through speeches. The speeches will provide background on each of the three Erie regiments and their actions at the battle of Gettysburg. There will also be speeches each day on the life of Strong Vincent and his role at Gettysburg. The material from the speeches will be drawn from http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/, which has the official government history of each regiment, largely drawn from reports in The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, and the muster rolls for the individual regiments. Official regimental histories, written by members of the various regiments, and the first-hand account of Oliver Wilcox Norton’s…
One of the most important things the Civil War was known for was the advanced weaponry that was used during battles. The Union and Confederacy made many different types of weapons which helped them have an advantage against each other. A soldier from the South remembers, "I had shot one hundred and twenty times that day. My gun became so hot that frequently the powder would flash before I could ram home the ball, and I had frequently to exchange my gun for that of a dead comrade" ("Small Arms of the Civil"). Weapons played a major role in the battles of the Civil War. Due to more advanced weaponry, the Union won the Civil War.…