decisions in both the North and the South‚ ultimately affecting the outcome of the Civil War as a whole. Throughout this research the development of intelligence organizations‚ the role of individual spies‚ Union espionage successes and failures and Confederate espionage successes and failures will be examined. It is important to understand that there is not enough recorded evidence to prove that intelligence in the American Civil War had an extreme impact on the outcome of the war. Nevertheless‚ as studied
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of the bloodiest wars in American history took place when the Confederates fired on Fort Sumter‚ the Federal military base in South Carolina. Through all of the battles and deaths‚ one of the greater aspects of the war was the courage and involvement of African-American soldiers and sailors of the Union army. In 1861‚ the United States Navy needed an astounding number of people in order to blockade hundreds of miles of Confederate coast with not many troops. Due to a shortage of sailors‚ the Navy
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War (Civil War Facts). To summarize‚ the Civil War was a four-year battle between the Union-North and the Confederate-South. Although there are multiple causes of the war‚ the main cause is the different beliefs on slavery. The Union-North believed the national government should have the power to prohibit slavery in territories that have not yet been named states. On the contrary‚ the Confederate South believed slavery was key to the economic status because slave trade was an important source of income
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incredibly excepted. Whether they dressed as men and joined the army‚ posed as mindless slaves‚ or just kept their ears opens in collective circles‚ spies provided necessary information. It was even a woman spy who provided Union battle plans to Confederate Army‚ which allowed them to win the First Battle of Manassass (First Bull Run). Throughout history‚ men have been spies and the American Civil War was no exception. The finest spies are people you would never suspect. Spencer Kellogg Brown‚ George
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an attic all day with bars on the windows? In turn‚ her mental illness‚ outrageous visions‚
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The Siege of Vicksburg May 1863 – July 1863 The siege of Vicksburg was the one of the last major military actions of the Civil War in the western theater. Vicksburg was the last major Confederate stronghold along the Mississippi River. It was also the only thing standing in the way of the Union Army from finally instituting the Anaconda Strategy and essentially cutting the Confederacy in half. The Union victory at Vicksburg in the west also corresponded with the Union victory at Gettysburg in
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how it ended‚ as well as the commanders of the Union forces and the Confederate forces. It will show how this battle‚ up to this time became one of the bloodiest battles on both sides. Information was collected from two sources online and from a book that describes the battle. I was surprise to learn that if Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston was not killed during this battle he could have been the overall Commander of the Confederate Army. I also was surprised in the fact that Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
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This paper is about the Civil War. It is an overview of the events that led up to the Start of the Civil War‚ the battles during the Civil War and the end of the Civil war. How‚ when and why did the Civil War end? What battles took place during the Civil War and how did they affect the outcome of the Civil War? How‚ when and why the Civil War started? What events led up to the start of the Civil war? There were a few abolitionists that were involved in events leading up to the Civil War. Even though
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Cited: Allen‚ Felicity. Jefferson Davis Unconquerable Heart. Columbia‚ MO: University of Missouri Press‚ 1999. Davis‚ Jefferson. "." Jefferson Davis. Richmond‚ VA: Garret and Massie‚ 1938. 645. Rpt. in The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government Richnond‚ VA: Da Capo Press‚ 1990. 645. "Jefferson Davis." Jefferson davis. 11 Apr. 2000. A.C. Biography. 24 Sep. 2008 . "Jefferson Davis." Jefferson davis. 8 Nov. 2002. Tulane University. 25 Sep. 2008 .
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Reconstruction Essay The reconstruction time period is the most important time period in the history of the United States. The thirteenth amendment was an influential amendment in the history of the United State because it freed all slaves from slavery except as a punishment of crime. Most african americans before the civil war were slaves. During the civil war president Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves but not in the border states
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