Analysis of ’They Called it Prairie Light’ Boarding schools have been in existence for thousands of years around the world‚ in many different countries and cultures. History tells us that most of them have operated with the main purpose of broadening the horizons for the youth that attended them. The main purpose of Indian boarding schools‚ like Chilocco‚ was to acculturate and assimilate Indian youth into the white dominant society (Lomawaima‚ 3). It
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The Gallant Charge of the 54th Massachusetts (Colored) Regiment In United States’ history‚ there has never been a battle as influential and graphic as the Civil War (1861-1865). It was a revolution in several aspects‚ especially in media‚ becoming responsible for the first great surge of artistic representations during events of its time. Several of these depictions included certain aspects of the war such as the literal battlefield‚ fugitives and death--all of which is portrayed in The Gallant
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Nathan Hale In the small town of Coventry‚ Connecticut on June 6‚ 1755‚ Nathan Hale was born‚ to devout Puritans‚ Deacon Richard Hale and Elizabeth Strong Hale. Hale was the sixth of twelve children. The Hale’s had 9 boys and 3 girls. Hale’s parents were concerned that he wouldn’t survive his first year‚ like the two children before Hale (Lough 8). Even though he was a sickly small child‚ with weak lungs he did not let that stop him from loving the outdoors (Lough). As Hale got older‚ he became
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pride. Black educators‚ clergymen‚ and the press frequently referred to Negro heroes of America’s past wars. After the Civil War‚ the U.S‚ Army maintained four regular Negro regiments the 9th and 10th Calvary and the 24th and 25th Infantry. These units included veterans of the civil war and the frontier Indian fighting regiments. Retired sergeants often became respected‚ conservative leaders in their communities. This history set a foundation for black support and involvement in America’s future wars
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will act when he goes off to war. Henry felt proud and daring when he left home to go to war‚ but as any other man he wonders how he will act when confronted with the reality of battle ( Overview). Henry asked one of the other soldiers in his regiment‚ Jim Conklin‚ information
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and unfortunately by the time Americans came to this realization it was too late. America’s ignorance and then realization of what was to come is expressed through two letters written by James A. Carman a Pennsylvanian volunteer of Company E. 107th Regiment‚ as if he was speaking on behalf of the collective conscience of America. The letters that James A. Carman wrote to his father were written about six months apart‚ with the second letter coming after James A. Carman’s participation in the Union defeat
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The Sea Horse Dead Among the Regiments in reserve at Waterloo was the 59th Foot. Major Charles Douglas was the senior officer on board. He was born c 1787‚ the son of Captain William Douglas of the 11th Foot. He was promoted to lieutenant on 6 September 1805 and to the rank of captain on 19 May 1808. On 20 April 1815‚ he was promoted to the rank of Major. A rank he held at Waterloo. He served in the Peninsular from Dec 1813-14 and was at Bayonne. Captain James McGregor was the
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about the reputation. Henry feels that the battlefield is a stage for him to put on a jaw-dropping performance‚ one that earns him a reputation. However‚ when faced with war‚ while Henry and his regiment were trying to enjoy a brief moment of sleep‚ they were awoken by another surge by the opposing regiment. In
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of that era‚ Washington directed that sergeants and corporals would wear epaulettes sewn on their right shoulder‚ red for sergeants and green for corporals. During the winter of 1776-1777‚ Washington ordered the establishment of three artillery regiments. In the Army’s 1967 comprehensive Enlisted Grade Structure Study noted‚ “Artillerymen were recognized as specialists from the start and were given higher pay than Infantryman.” It also noted a need for other “specialists” in the enlisted ranks to
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Joshua Chamberlain was born September 8th‚ 1828 in Brewer Maine and was the oldest of four siblings. Chamberlain graduated from Bowdoin College in 1852 and eventually became a professor of modern languages with a total of 10 languages he was fluent in. On December 7‚ 1855‚ Chamberlain married Frances Adams‚ to whom he had been engaged for several years. Joshua and Frances had five children‚ but only two survived. Chamberlain became distressed about the secession of southern states and the outbreak
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