give any money to the owners of the slaves for compensation. January‚ 1863 – March‚ 1865 – The War Continues Over the next few years‚ the battles continue. There has been so much death‚ it is making me sick. First there was the Battle of Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania in July of 1863 where we lost 51‚000 people‚ over half of them from the southern states. This was by far the worst battle of the entire war. The Battle of Chickamauga was in Georgia in September of 1863 and we lost over 34‚000 people
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Battle of Gettysburg: A battle‚ a speech‚ a memorial ground During the American Civil War‚ from the first to the third of July 1863‚ there were sanguinary battles in and around Gettysburg. The losses of lives on both sides were massive‚ approximately 23 000 dead‚ hurt or missing on each side.1 It was there‚ in the small city of Pennsylvania‚ that the war turned around. The South was suddenly facing defeat.1‚ 2 The Civil War continued for two years after the Battle of Gettysburg. Still it is recognized
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the Civil War and Reconstruction would see an increase in the roles of women in the United States. These roles would allow the women to provide for their families in more ways than staying at home and taking care of the children and house. Women would become contributors to both the household and the economy. The increased role did not mean that women were considered equal to their male counterparts‚ it would take decades for that to occur. This was the time of social movement and American women
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The Civil War ended on April 9‚ 1865 and America had to be rebuilt. This was the beginning of Reconstruction. Most would look at this period as the most misunderstood and controversial eras in the history of America. The roles of ex—slaves after the Civil War ended went through many changes. Many African Americans post civil war played great significant roles as they hurdled the obstacles they were faced while making great contributions to numerous levels of society. Reconstruction was very short—lived
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History 11 12/17/2006 The root causes and precipitating events that led to the Civil War (1861-1865) The Civil War between northern and southern states was a consequence of contradictions of two social systems inside the country. At the basis of these contradictions was a question of slavery‚ completely determining economic and political interests of South. North strived to enforce Federal government power to protect their own economic stability. As a result the South wanted a separation
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the south by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation and was the president during the bloodiest war in history‚ the Civil War. Through a rough childhood of poverty and his mother passing away at the age of nine‚ he was able to become a lawyer through self education and eventually become part of the Illinois Legislature. In January of 1863 President Lincoln issued a war measure during the American Civil War to proclaim the freedom of slaves within 10 rebellious states. When the proclamation was issued
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Many historians today believe that the American Civil War could’ve been avoided. They believed that if better leaders were elected‚ the division between the North and South could have been prevented. The views on democracy from America could have resolved disputes as well. Others say the war could have been avoided‚ but a major conflict was bound to happen. Some of the events that led up to the Civil War include the Mexican-American War‚ the dispute over the 36o30’ line‚ and the Fugitive Slave
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Importance of African-American soldiers in the U.S. Civil War In the Civil War‚ the Confederates and the Union ensured that African American troops had an opportunity of visiting the battlefield. Prior to the onset of the Civil War in 1861‚ almost 4 million slaves were present in the United States of America. Among these‚ at least 180‚000 served in over 163 units of the army and a thousand others in the navy (Bob and John 94). Freedmen and slaves started serving the Confederate Army in the year
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America was a divided nation during the Civil War‚ starting in 1861 and ending in 1865‚ the battles were fought on Northern and Southern lands. The Union was faced with eleven states in the South for secession‚ who wanted nothing more than to be disconnected from the United States. This war was fueled by many disputes‚ sectionalism being the leading cause. Sectionalism within the United States hindered unity within the country due to expansion issues and conflicting views on slavery. Sectionalism
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The Civil War was all the Northern States’ fault. The “issue” of slavery should not have bothered them in the first place. If someone had a problem with slavery the solution was simple: don’t own slaves. Instead‚ they tried meddling with slavery which lead to the Southern States’ secession and eventually‚ the Civil War. In my opinion‚ I think it all began with these new territories acquired from the Mexican-American war. The Northern States refused to allow slavery to enter this new land. Southern
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