I. The Civil War Begins a. Confederates Fire on Fort Sumter i. Fort Sumter was a southern fort that remained in unions control ii. Lincoln declared her would neither reinforce Fort Sumter nor abandon it. 1. Next Jefferson Davis chose to attack Sumter which started the war a. Fort Sumter fell b. Virginia seceded b. Americans Expect a Short War iii. Union and confederate Strategies 2. The Union had
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Many people today often associate the term Civil War with the north and south’s quarrel over the freedom for slaves. However‚ civil rights for slaves was only one aspect of many larger issues between the North and South. In fact‚ the name "Civil War" refers to the many civilians that acted as soldiers‚ and not to any civil rights that became law. Many other social classes like immigrants‚ Native Americans‚ and especially women‚ also didn’t have the same rights as white men. Once the 13th and 15th
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teach people how to react to disasters. They have saved many lives around the world and are a beacon of hope to those millions of people who suffered through disasters. American Red Cross was founded in Washington D.C. on May 21‚ 1881 by Clara Barton. Barton ended up leading the organization for 23 years. They introduced its first aid and charities before World War One. They even started our country’s first blood program for American troops in World War Two. “In 1947‚ the Red Cross Board of Governors
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and 1863 17. Copperheads 6. New York City Draft Riots 18. Robert E. Lee 7. Ulysses S. Grant 19. Tecumseh Sherman 8. Battle of Shiloh 20. Appomattox 9. George B. McClellan 10. Robert E. Lee 11. Emancipation Proclamation 12. Clara Barton IV. Short Answer 1. What advantages did the North have over the South? 2. In what ways did Lincoln restrict liberty during the war? 3. What impact did the Emancipation Proclamation have on the course of the war? B. Documents Take
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Prison reformations that were made during the nineteenth century were centered around the dedication broght on by the superintends. The main issue for the convicts at this time was that there was no separation of genders; reformations to the prison system changed that and the environment these women had to sustain. “For fifty years prior to 1875‚ no women had been committed to the state prison at Charlestown‚ but were confined in jails and houses of corrections” (MCI-Framingham). From the year that
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A great deal of the success of the war goes to Clara Barton‚ a nurse leader in her day; another voice needed to pave the way for the nursing change. Barton‚ founder of the American Red Cross‚ whose strategic planning and compassion on the battlefield‚ played a crucial role in preventing many deaths among soldiers‚ and is still the Red Cross’s mission
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they would reuse wound dressing and put some straw over used bedding and dirty floor. When the top layer got dirty they would put a new layer on. Most of this changed when women were allowed to help in care for the men. It was Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton who were first to offer their help followed by many women’s organizations. Most of the women who offered their help and support had to do so by voluntary acts. Dix was appointed Superintendent of Women Nurses. One of the standards that Dix established
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wounded soldiers. The novelist Louisa May Alcott described the soldiers as "riddled with shot and shell" and "torn and shattered". Two famous nurses were Mary Edwards Walker‚ who earned a Congressional Medal Honor for her medical service‚ and Clara Barton. Clara Barton was known as the "Angel of the Battlefield‚" she used her home as a warehouse to store medical supplies‚ and with the help of her friends‚ she distributed them to troops. When the government began to send adequate supplies‚ she began an
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It was not until Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross after the Civil War of 1860 to 1865‚ that sanitation of wounds and medical instruments were understood. Clara realized replacing a bloody bandage and sanitizing medical tools could drastically lessen the chances of infection. Sepsis during this time could have resulted in amputation
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greatly improved. Last is the Springfield rifle. This rifle has a design that is still used today; it just has better accuracy‚ range and efficiency. Medicine has greatly influenced history and modern time. The American Red Cross‚ created by Clara Barton during the Civil War‚ still exists today and is going strong. The Red Cross has especially helped people through natural disasters‚ such as hurricane Katrina. The Civil War’s anesthetics and painkillers are still used today. Chloroform‚ Ether
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