multi-day battle ever fought in United States history. At the end of the Battle of Gettysburg‚ the Union claimed victory‚ and they would use this psychological advantage throughout the rest of the Civil War. On the first day of battle‚ the Confederate Cavalry attacked a Union Cavalry division that the Confederates greatly outnumbered. The Union Cavalry was able to hold the Confederates off and actually drive them back until the late afternoon. When Confederate reinforcements arrived‚ they helped
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a free people. Black men were barred from joining the U.S. military because of an existing federal law passed in 1792. President Lincoln was apprehensive about allowing black men to join and fight‚ he felt that it may drive the border states to join the confederate and secede. Much of the presidents first term he wanted to end the war and keep the union whole. So his veiw was not for or against slavery‚ it wasn’t until he felt he may lose re-election. He knew that he would have to change his view
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United States by ex-confederates. A very politically influenced movement‚ the Lost Cause‚ while building a legacy for the controversial Redemption‚ was subject to backlash for it’s false interpretations of what slavery was like as well as how the Civil War went down. Even with all of its misinterpretations and falsities‚ however‚ the Lost Cause influenced the memories of many on the Civil War‚ Redemption‚ and slavery for generations to come. The lost cause was spurred by ex confederates as a way
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This battle was a Union victory‚ and it forced Lee and the Confederates to reconsider their campaign. Soon‚ the Confederates would regroup and fall back to the sleepy farming town of Sharpsburg‚ where they would form a defensive line. A few days later‚ the Battle of Antietam was fought. On September 16‚ 1862‚ Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan and
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came along and Lincoln thought since the North had so many victories it was time for the Emancipation Proclamation “The Emancipation Proclamation declared that all slaves in areas rebelling against the United States were free‚ and that slavery was abolished in those states. In the slave states that had sided with the Union‚ slavery would continue.” The Emancipation Proclamation was a big point in slavery‚ but wasnt too successful because it only applied to slaves in areas not controlled
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Naval battles in the trans-Mississippian theatre during the Civil War achieved victory in the West for the Union. Control of the Mississippi River stood crucial for both sides as it was the lifeline for materials and reinforcements for both the Confederate and Union armies. These confrontations‚ on and around trans-Mississippian waterways‚ by large forces and small guerrilla forces led to ships being ambushed and supply lines being cut. Steamers harassed along the Arkansas shores of the Mississippi
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The American Civil War began April 12‚ 1861‚ and did not end until a gruesome four years later‚ on May 9‚ 1865. This war divided America into two groups: the Union and the Confederacy. During this time period‚ many new concepts and ideas from both sides were thought of and brought to life. Some examples of these new concepts were in an area such as naval and ground warfare‚ medicine‚ weaponry‚ transportation‚ and photography. Technology played a very important role in the American Civil War
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that states like Arkansas and Kentucky‚ which had normally been associated with the Southern states and their traditions‚ were somehow caught on the border between the Union states and the Confederate states. Some of their people were for slavery‚ while many were opposed to it. These borders often became the sites of great battles‚ which forced peacemakers on either side to have to choose sides. The “hawk” for many Arkansans was the federal government putting pressure on the southern states to join
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"Dances With Wolves‚"� started off in St. David’s Field‚ Tennessee‚ in 1863. During the Civil War‚ Lieutenant John J. Dunbar tried to commit suicide by riding right into the path of the Confederate States of America‚ but instead of being killed‚ he inspired the rest of the Union to fight‚ and they won the battle. After the battle‚ Dunbar was given the choice to any assignment he wanted‚ and chose to go out West. When he went to his post‚ he found it empty‚ but had plenty of provisions for everyone
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ours. Gettysburg General Lee planned to assemble his army in the town of Gettysburg which is 35 miles southwest of Harrisburg‚ Pennsylvania. When he got there he found out that the union forces had already arrived the previous day. Confederate forces were able to drive the outnumbered union army to Cemetery Hill. General Lee assigned Ewell‚ who had taken command‚ to attack but he declined because he saw that the union army was in too strong of a position. Over night‚ three more corps
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