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    Braxton Bragg was appointed his successor at a time the Confederacy ’s circumstances were low. McDonough does not claim the south would have won under Beauregard ’s command‚ however‚ McDonough criticizes the Confederate tactics for lack of a clearly defined military objective and suggests Beauregard may have offered stronger leadership. McDonough sets the stage for his account of the Kentucky battles by outlining the Confederacy ’s precarious state in the winter and spring of 1862

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    fighting in the war because they need their freedom‚ the war is about slavery‚ and the Emancipation Proclamation is taking action. These soldiers are currently fighting for their freedom. In the beginning they were not able to fight because the Confederacy and the Union thought they would be useless‚ so they are in charge of being able to feed the soldiers and help out. Now they are allowed to fight with either side and that is fantastic! All the black soldiers think that at the end of the war they

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    battle which would be 23‚040 for the union ‚ and 20‚000- 25‚000 for the confederacy. After the loss of many soldiers were killed‚ wounded‚ or missing leaving both armies in lost. The confederacy was hurt the most because of their loss of men. Casualties was a part of the reason why the Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the civil war because even though both armies were hurt the union was not hurt worse than the confederacy which gave them an advantage in the

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    The Northern economy helped them have much greater supply of resources compared to the South. On the other hand‚ the Confederacy had slaves which helped provide food for the army and provide the most important good of all‚ cotton. The South was able to use cotton as diplomatic weapon which they thought they could use to persuade France or Britain to assist or side with the Confederacy. We can also see this as a disadvantage to the Northern economy because they had no such tool or weapon to use to obtain

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    History 1301 unit 4 Describe Americans westward migration in the 1830’s and 1840’s The United States continued to push its settlements towards the pacific coast. Settlers often spilled over the boarder of the United States‚ sparking international tensions with Mexico and England. They move in search for fertile land and economic opportunity. John Adams‚ agreement with Russia to limit territory to the boundary of Alaska. Leaving the US and Great Britain contenders for Oregon territory. 1818‚

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    secession was the ultimate expression of democracy‚ while Lincoln claimed it was rejection of democracy. How did they explain and justify their principles.” On December 20‚ 1860‚ the Confederacy was born when South Carolina seceded from the federal Union. The Union and the Confederacy severely clashed in their views on the Constitution; the South felt that individual states should have the right to nullify laws‚ while Abraham Lincoln believed the federal government should appoint

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    accurate. The Confederacy lost this was because of a few disadvantages not because they were inferior to the Union. This Disadvantages were‚ the Confederacy had little time to prepare for a war of such importance‚ the troops of the south found themselves losing faith and fighting for a lost cause‚ a lack of leadership by their President‚ Jefferson Davis‚ innovations of weapons making easier for anyone to be accurate‚ lack of competent generals for the Confederacy‚ the Confederacies lack of an infrastructure

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    is only half of a question by itself‚ for the other half is "Why did the South lose the Civil War?" To this day historians have tried to put their finger on the exact reason for the South losing the war. Some historians blame the head of the confederacy Jefferson Davis; however others believe that it was the shear numbers of the Union (North). The advantages and disadvantages are abundant on either sides of the argument‚ but the most dominate arguments on why the South lost the war would be the

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    represents people wanting to govern themselves. The Confederacy had two flags. One being a national flag or “the stars and bars” and the other to be a battle flag. The southern people believed their national flag was to be respected and not to be used in battle so they wanted a battle flag. Two men by the names‚ P.G.T. Beauregard and Congressman William P. Miles came up with the design. These men were chosen because of their active duty within the Confederacy. Both showed much pride and served with active

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    fought on April 25th through May 1st of 1862. The battle was a crushing defeat for the Confederacy‚ who had not planned for an attack from the Gulf of Mexico Instead they had planned for an attack to be launched from the North end of the Mississippi River (Hearn‚ 1996). Reaching New Orleans unscathed from the Gulf of Mexico was no easy task‚ but was well worth it for Admiral Farragut and the Union armada. The Confederacy had left New Orleans woefully under defended with roughly 3‚000 troops‚ and less

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