The First Battle of Manassas also known as First Manassas or The First Battle of Bull Run was the first significant battle of the Civil War. The battle took place on July 21st‚ 1861 in Prince William County‚ Virginia at Manassas Junction. The battle was between Union officer Brigadier General Irvin McDowell and Brigadier General P.G.T Beauregard. Lincoln pressured McDowell to launch an attack on Confederate forces led by General Beauregard‚ who held a rather secure position around Bull Run‚ northeast
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Picture yourself in Northern Virginia in early May 1863. The rebel army has come up into Union territory and a major battle is set in place to happen at Chancellorsville. This is the start of the battle‚ described in detail in Stephen Crane’s book The Red Badge of Courage. The book follows a young boy who is at first frightened by the battle but in the end leads a charge and overcomes a rebel position. I think that this is the most important theme in the book‚ how the boy finds his courage and how
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The siege of Vicksburg will be known as one of the most important battles in the Civil War. At least‚ that’s what the opposing president’s think. The city of Vicksburg‚ Louisiana‚ sits on the banks of the Mississippi. Vicksburg was a vital port city for the Confederacy‚ as it was one of the two remaining cities on the mississippi that the South had control over. Because of this‚ the actual fort was heavily armed. Lunentint General John C. Pemberton had been put in charge of the fort’s protection
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A short drive from the neon lights and country twang of Nashville‚ Tennessee lies the charming‚ shabby chic town of Franklin. It is here that you will find the haunting and historic Carnton Plantation. Steeped in history‚ the sticks and stones of this antebellum beauty have a story to whisper to those who visit; a tale of war‚ love and loss‚ life and death; how one family carried on through devastating adversity as‚ what is considered by some to be the bloodiest and most horrific battle of the American
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Why did William win the battle of Hastings? There are 4 reasons for William’s victory in the battle of Hastings. First‚ there was his preparation‚ the next‚ William’s leadership. Then‚ Harold’s weaknesses: and finally‚ luck. I think that luck was the main reason for William’s victory because‚ without the wind changing at the precise moment when Harold was still at Stamford Bridge‚ William would not have been able to accomplish an amphibious landing unnoticed to invade the southern side of England
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The Battle of Beersheba‚ part of the third Battle of Gaza‚ was a day-long battle fought on the 31st of October 1917. This battle was fought by the British‚ Australians and New Zealanders in an attempt to capture Beersheba. If the British were successful in capturing Beersheba‚ they would be enabled to push past the Ottoman line near Gaza and finally advance into Palestine. The two prior attacks on Gaza resulted in defeat for the Egypt Expedition Force (EEF)‚ a British Empire military formation. Neidell
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Artifacts can tell stories. Unlike history recorded or told by human‚ artifacts are capable of revealing the most objective and neutral version of the stories. Behind the sword belonged to Thomas’ Legion‚ there is a history of Native American‚ especially the position of eastern band of Cherokee‚ during the Civil War period. The sword is a Model 1840 Cavalry Saber (M1840) in dark color‚ which used to owned by Colonel Love in Thomas’ Legion. This artifact is 44 inch long with a weight of 2.5 pounds
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Brianna Velasquez U.S. History ll Since 1876 Peter Hacker 4/14/2014 Freedmen’s Cemetery Memorial One thing I have to say about this particular memorial is that it’s far more emotionally involving. The Freedman’s Memorial is architecturally classic and emotionally wrenching. It does what a true memorial is supposed to do: it makes you feel the pain and sacrifice of the people it memorializes. The Freedman’s Memorial is a mixture of park and sculpture garden. A wrought-iron fence surrounds most of
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Kathryn Laughlin United States History I Professor Minter April 18‚ 2013 A Brief Biography on Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was born on September 8‚ 1828 and died on February 24‚ 1914. He was originally named Lawrence Joshua Chamberlain and was an American college professor from the State of Maine‚ who volunteered during the American Civil War to join the Union Army. Although having no earlier education in military strategies‚ he became a highly respected and decorated
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General (Gen.) Sheridan was the commander assigned to the Northwest Region of the United States. His military supervisor at the time was Gen. Ulysses S. Grant who was the overall commander of the Union Forces during the Civil War. Gen. Grant gave Gen. Sheridan the tactics‚ techniques and procedures to devise a plan to execute the mission accordingly. For example‚ “General Terry was strike west from Fort Abraham Lincoln. General Crook was to push north from Fort Fetterman‚ Wyoming. General Gibbon
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