No matter the job that were assigned to the “men” of the Civil War‚ they were far more eventful than the ones lead by the women at home. Some women went on to become soldiers‚ nurses‚ and even spies. In cases such as these‚ Charnan Simon‚ in his article “Emma Edmonds: Master of Disguise‚” states‚ “Private Frank Thompson was one of the Union Army’s most successful spies during the Civil War. Whether disguised as a slave‚ an Irish peddler woman‚ a black laundress‚ or a Confederate
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medicine in the Civil War was in the dark ages and barbaric as the stethoscope was not discovered until 1838. Most colleges taught only one yearly standard of lectures. Sitting through the same set of lectures twice in two years would result in graduation‚ and the ability to practice medicine. Not much was known about battle wounds‚ antiseptics‚ and sanitation since medical thinking was centered on the bowels and bladder during the 1800’s. The number of deaths in the Civil War totaled 624‚571‚
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The Major Battles of the Civil War No other war seems to hold our focus like the Civil War. Scholars have chosen to make it their life’s work‚ authors have written reams about it‚ and we all feel some kind of connection to the Civil War. This paper was created to highlight some of the major battles that took place during that conflict. Major battles usually marked a drastic change in the momentum from one side to the other or led to massive losses of troops. These battles and their results all
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Essay C Growing up‚ I had the thought in my mind how I would love to go to college one day and become what I wanted. This thought came to me when i was in middle school. I was talking to my English teacher Mr.Sweetnam and he told me how he didnt really understand the whole college thing here in the United States that the college students attended. i laughed at him‚ because its not that things are different that the studies at schools where he came from. Its not as hard as he thinks ‚ and its
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to end slavery the cause of the civil war? I think yes. There were many events that led up to the civil war that I think sparked the start of it. For example‚ the Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ the Fugitive Slave Act‚ and the famous book Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The Kansas-Nebraska Act was one of the sparks to the civil war. This Act allowed Kansas and Nebraska to become a territory in the United States. But there was a law called Popular Sovereignty. In these two new territories there were pro-slavery people
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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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history was‚ “Was the Civil War inevitable?” many have formed an opinion and a much agreed with conclusion has come about. Secession was inevitable based on the events that occurred from 1800-1859; The War with Mexico‚ the Acquisition of Oregon and Texas‚ and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were three of these important events that led to the inevitable secession and Civil War. Without these events the Civil War and the secession of the South could have been avoided and a solution to tensions created. However
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The Chinese Civil War Evaluate the reasons for the success of Mao and the communists gaining support during the Chinese Civil war. By: Chia Ni Wu 13th May‚ 2010 Teacher’s Name: Mr. Smith Total Number of Pages: 11 {2‚903 words} Table of Contents Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The Civil War was a time of great change for many people‚ especially people who had been slaves before the war. They were finally free and required the help of the American government to adjust and get started in their new lives as free men and women. Although they received their freedom‚ they did not receive enough help from the American government in the aftermath of the Civil War for it to be as revolutionary as it could have been In fact‚ they received almost no help from the United States
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Aljazeera to watch the news about Syrian civil war. The Syrian civil war is an ongoing conflict that’s happening in current time. The problem started in early spring of 2011 within the context of “Arab spring” protest and nationwide demonstrations against the policy of the Syrian government. Although the United States of America has a policy of intervention and involvement in country like Syria‚ they should not do it because it could increase the civil war even more‚ it could make even more people
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