proposed using the “scorched earth” tactic‚ which was to destroy all resources in front of him to prevent him from using them. The intended effect would be to starve Sherman and his Army. However‚ because the Confederates did not know where he was going‚ they were unable to get in front of him. The scorched earth tactic was abandoned as the Confederates realized they could not destroy the entire south. Sherman was essentially‚ left unchallenged. Another tactic employed by General Sherman was to use
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The Republican Party Background The Republican party was originally formed from the Whig Party Wisconsin on March 20‚ 1854. It was a party that was created to help free slaves in the western areas in 1834. The reason why the Whig Party was formed into the Republican party was because the Whigs were disintegrated from “an act that dissolved the terms of the Missouri Compromise and allowed slave or free status to be decided in the territories by popular sovereignty” http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/republican-party-founded
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APUSH Movie Review: Cold Mountain In summary‚ Ada Monroe comes from Charlestown because of her father‚ a preacher‚ and sees Inman as he is helping to build the chapel. Inman leaves as part of the Confederate army when the war begins and fights at the crater battle. During a nighttime mission‚ he is wounded and brought to a hospital in Virginia where he flees and leaves to reunite with Ada in North Carolina. As a deserter‚ he constantly flees from the Home Guard. Inman intervenes when he finds a dissolute
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It started on July 21‚ 1861 at Manassas‚ Virginia. The day Confederates decided to go North and get the Union. What the Confederates didn’t know was the territory which helps benefit the Union. Soon many northern citizens rode out to see the battle had to quickly leave and head back to the capital Washington. The Union troops started to panic after they heard the Confederates were coming. They left later in the day and were 25 miles away from Washington D.C. . My son wrote “We arrived by railroads
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The Battles of Vicksburg By: Me The Battle of Vicksburg was tried to be won over many times by General Ulysses S. Grant all the way from October‚ 1862. One of his attempts included one on January 2‚ 1863 where his men marched from the Yazoo River to the Mississippi River. Grant decided he would need assistant generals‚ so he brought with him McClerland‚ McPherson‚ and Sherman‚ who also had planned to invade Vicksburg. Originally‚ the plan had been to attack from Rodney‚ Mississippi‚ but a
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Arlington National Cemetery Nick Kobaladze 4/6 Arlington National Cemetery was originally a living memorial for the Washington’s (George Washington’s) family. It was constructed by George Washington Parke Custis‚ George Washington’s adopted grandson. Custis hired George
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Leadership Summary In August 1962‚ the 20th Main Infantry Regiment was created under the command of Colonel (COL) A. Ames and Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) J. Chamberlain. The regiment was comprised of soldiers from around the state of Main and was initially comprised of 1621 men. The unit would fight in some of the initial bloodiest battles in the Civil War to include Antietam‚ Fredericksburg‚ and Chancellorsville. LTC Chamberlain‚ a college professor with no military training‚ actively sought out
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Brian Hoeg Civil War Group Projects American Wars 3/14/06 George Brinton McClellan When you hear the name George McClellan‚ courageous‚ brave‚ heroic‚ and decisive are probably not the first words that come to mind. That’s probably because none of those words describe him. George McClellan was an indecisive coward‚ unfit for his position as a general‚ partially because of his sympathy for his troops‚ but also because of his "conspiracy theories" which constantly screwed over the union troops
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The Monuments Must Go written by the Christian brothers‚ Jack and Warren Christian‚ was respectfully written to address the Mayor of Richardman Virginia‚ Levar Stoney’s‚ and the members of the Monument Avenue Commission opinions on the taking down of confederate statues‚ more importantly the Stonewall jackson monument. Mayor’s Stoney comment claimed that “removal of symbols does [nothing] for telling the actual truth [nor] changes the state and culture of racism in this country today.” The Christian
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After the battle of Cowpens General Greene made the decision to retreat his forces‚ which also included Morgan’s troops‚ to the village of Guilford Courthouse in North Carolina. Greene’s decision was based on the fact that they lacked the reinforcements to fight Cornwallis. Greene prefered to fight than retreat and hoped that sufficient forces would be present when he reached Guilford so that he can engage Cornwallis. In traditional military doctrine‚ armies did not retreat as the Americans did‚
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