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    Was the Civil War a Just War? The Vindication of Clement Vallandigham Clement Vallandigham believed the American Civil War was unjust and as a result he was “tried by court-martial‚ convicted‚ and sentenced to a term in a military prison during the continuance of the war” (234). Vallandigham’s loyalty was not to President Lincoln but to the principles that this country was supposed to stand for. The Declaration of Independence says the government is established by the people in order to protect

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    The Civil War The time period in history that I am most interested in learning more about is The Civil War. I would like to learn more about this time period because it was one of the most defining moments in American history. This time period is interesting to me because of all the implications that the Civil War would have on the future of America. This was a moment when our nation was divided between the North and the South and led to a war. The way our nations leaders responded to the division

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    The civil war was the bloodiest war in American history. Families torn apart by different views‚ all fought in the name of liberty. Was this war about race? How could it not be? It was a fight of one group of people‚ whites‚ to own another group of people‚ blacks‚ and for blacks to be free with no oppressive master controlling their lives. A fight that lead to blacks being a free people. Black men were barred from joining the U.S. military because of an existing federal law passed in 1792. President

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    Essay On Civil War Waste

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    Civil War Waste The Civil War tore America in two‚ brother fought brother in America ’s bloodiest war ever. The Confederates (The South) stood on one side‚ proslavery‚ disgruntled against the Northern Union’s treatment of Southern rights‚ specifically regarding the right to slaves. On the other side stood the Union‚ enraged that the South would dare declare themselves independent‚ and break away from the Union. The civil war resulted in the most American deaths‚ above any other war‚ totaling

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    Civil War‚ often times regarded as the most gruesome‚ and the most terrible war of all time. Why is the Civil War given so many names‚ one reason would be because it was a war against brothers. You would think that 9/11 and many other foreign attacks put a big mark in history‚ while they are tragic events‚ they were not as horrible as the Civil War. 9/11 managed to kill about 3‚000 Americans while the Civil War managed to kill 600‚000 solders. 4‚800 Confederate and Union solders lay dead on the battlefield

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    The war is a crazy time‚ with death lurking in every corner man has to rely on his skills and ingenuity to survive. Sometimes it takes an insanely crazy idea to prolong your life and keep you safe from marauding enemies. One such unbelievable tale is that of HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen‚ a Dutch ship that escaped to Australia right under the noses of hawk-eyed Japanese air fleet employing a daring and crazy idea. Abraham Crijnssen was constructed in 1936 for service in the Netherland navy and was based

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    The American Civil War

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    The American Civil War Catalog of Microform (Research Collections‚ Serials‚ and Dissertations) http://www.proquest.com/en-US/catalogs/collections/rc-search.shtml umisalesinfo@proquest.com 800.521.0600 ext. 2793 or 734.761.4700 ext. 2793 USC003-03 updated May 2010 Table of Contents About This Catalog ............................................................................................... 3 The Advantages of Microform ........................................................

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    The American Civil war was a war fought from 1861 to 1865‚ this war was a result of the slave free states in the north wanting the government to abolish slavery. The south was not very happy with the idea of slavery ending. To stop the union‚ and keep slavery the south fought for slavery‚ and the north fought to end it. This paper will describe the Civil war and cover details over the bloodiest war in U.S history that lasted 4 years. During the time of the civil war there were 34 states. The southern

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    Morality In The Civil War

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    Money or Morality In 1861‚ when the civil war started‚ the North and the South faced off in the bloodiest battle on U.S. soil that broke the once united America into two parts. As the South fought to break away from the Union‚ the North fought to preserve what we have gained in the American Revelation. However‚ when Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863‚ the war got an entirely new dimension. Now‚ the war was not just to preserve the Union‚ it has also turned into a battle

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    In the years leading up to the Civil War there were three major compromises that were passed and one compromise that was drafted but never voted on. The compromises covered are The Missouri Compromise‚ The Compromise of 1850‚ and Crittenden’s Compromise; which was never acted upon by congress. These three compromises tried‚ and failed to‚ deal with the increasing sectionalism between the north and the south over the issue of slavery from 1820 to 1861. At the time the compromises were written there

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