tempting to argue that battles and entire wars are exactly as they seem. This common problem is readily found in two wars fought in the 1860s: the American Civil War (1861-1865) and the Austro-Prussian War (1866). However‚ while it is easy to consider the American Civil War as simply a war fought by the Union to maintain territorial integrity throughout the relatively young United States‚ and the Austro-Prussian War as merely the “middle” war of the three wars of German Unification meant to expand “German”
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Women Who Fought In the Civil War Submitted By: Tierahnee Balfour History 2010 Enhanced Mrs. Teresa Prober 19 October 2012 It is an accepted convention that the Civil War was a man’s fight‚ but to the women in that time period‚ it was not. Many women sacrificed their lives to fight for their family and for their country. The Civil War is symbolic in American history because it shaped society‚ as we know it today‚ “Free of slavery”. During the Civil War‚ women were mostly confined
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of the state and abolished the slavery. Lasting impact had been made on American society. For decades after the war‚ Northern Republicans "waved the bloody shirt‚" brought up wartime casualties as an electoral tactic. Memories of the war and Reconstruction held the segregated the South together as a Democratic block—the "Solid South"—in national politics for another century. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s had its neoabolitionist roots in the failure of Reconstruction. Ghosts of the conflict
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The American Civil War of 1861‚ has been taught in schools of America to be a war between the Confederates and the Union about the institution of slavery. However‚ this war also created the basis of new forms of weaponry and technology. Small arms of the American Civil War‚ were revolutionized in order to ultimately create faster-firing weapons that would prove to immensely assist soldiers in the war. Also‚ the advancement in weapon technology impacted the tactics and the style of warfare utilized
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The Cause Of The Civil War The issue that I bring to you today is the issue of the cause of the Civil War. I know and believe that the Civil War began because of the separation of our country. The Confederates wanted slaves and the Union wanted to free every one of the slaves. The main cause and issue of the Civil War was the slavery issue. The North wanted the slaves to be free and the South wanted to keep the slaves working in their homes. I believe that slaves should be free and they should
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Growth of Medicine in the American Civil War The Civil War brought change to American medical care due to troubles soldiers faced on the battlefield. The camps and battlefields were ridden with‚ poor sanitation‚ tight quarters‚ and many contagious and infectious diseases for which there was no immunization. 200‚000 soldiers died of battle injuries‚ however‚ diseases such as dysentery‚ typhoid fever‚ small pox‚ and malaria‚ made up ⅔ of the casualties in the war. (Dixon). In addition‚ there was no
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ever wondered what the women did to contribute to the Civil War? For a long period of time women wanted to help out in the public life and not just at home all the time doing house work. The Civil War provided women with multiple opportunities to be active in the society. Prior to the Civil War women were considered very frail and weak people. Women were known for the house work they did to take care of their families while the men were away in war. Women’s equality was an ongoing battle in society
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technological advancements were implemented during the Civil War. Some of these include the introduction of the ironclad to naval warfare. The use of the railroad to speed armies and supplies around the country‚ high speed communication via the telegraph‚ the use of rifles that would change tactical warfare forever and the introduction of new medical practices and ambulance corps. One of the major technological advancements brought on by the Civil War was the introduction of the Ironclad into battle.
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American Historians’ Debate on the Civil War The American Civil War has without a doubt left a permanent divide on this great nation’s past and present. American historians still debate the causes of a war that began in 1861 between the Union states and Confederacy states. The war can be seen as caused by the principle of slavery‚ the growing tension between northern and southern ideology or due to a crack in the political system of the time. United States’ history classes focus on teaching students
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published in both The Journal of the Civil War Era and Civil War History I have a far better understanding of the many different subfields that make up the historical study of the Civil War. My response to the question which prompted this essay would be that I consider myself to be a military Civil War historian. However‚ I am not a military historian in the traditional sense. I am interested in studying the military strategies used by the great military minds of the Civil War‚ but that is not all I am interested
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