The Civil War was an very important historical event because it shows that the world can be a cruel place at some moments and this war shows that we need to come together and not have arguments because this war had many more deaths than all the U.S wars all together. Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman were very important appliances in the war and also the technology for the war. The cap bullet was a very important part of the war and including the telegrapher‚ photography and the railroads were
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The Civil War The Civil War of the United States was a defining moment for the unity of the United States of America and the precedent that it was going to make both in culture and law for its future generations. The war occurred between the years of 1861 and 1865 when Abraham Lincoln was the president‚ with the Republican Party. The war pitted the North against the South‚ almost splitting the union to its core. It was on two fundamental issues‚ one being on whether the union was going to be dissolvable
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was an essential part of their lives‚ and that without it they would not survive. In April of 1861‚ during the first month of the Civil War Alfred M. Green delivered a speech to his fellow African Americans to join the Union forces of the North. Green uses allusions in his speech to help persuade his fellow African Americans to join the Union forces. Green felt that if anyone should be fighting in a war for freedom from slavery‚ it should be African Americans. He states‚ “My country‚ right or wrong
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The Civil War lasted from 1861 to 1865 and led to over 618‚000 casualties. Its causes can be traced back to tensions that formed early in the nation’s history. The most common misconception is that the American civil war started solely over the issue of slavery. There were many other issues that lead the United States to divide such as the importance of state rights‚ the failure to compromise‚ sectionalism and finally the election of Abraham Lincoln without any southern votes. Slavery was essential
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Civil War Hospitals The methods used and conditions of hospitals during the Civil War are considered barbaric and brutal in comparison to modern medicine. According to Frank Vandiver in his book 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About the Civil War‚ “the wounded on both sides [of the Civil War] tried to stay out of hospitals” (30). Many soldiers lost their lives due to the rampant disease‚ conditions‚ and procedures employed by the hospitals. In a statistic by Ina Dixon in an article from Civilwar
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The Civil War was bloody and brutal‚ killing around 620‚000 people. This was around 2% of the entire population of the United states at the time. The Civil War split the country pinning North against South over the issue of slavery. Many things such as the Kansas-Nebraska act and the eventual election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 led to the succession of 11 southern states because of the fear that Lincoln would abolish slavery. The war lasted from 1861 to 1865‚ and eventually‚ the northern Union states
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SLAVERY (THE MAIN CAUSE OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR) US History to 1877 – HIST101 American Military University‚ 26 April 2014 Many factors led to the occurrence of the American Civil War. The key issues were slavery‚ different political ideologies‚ right of the people‚ and economic reasons. However‚ the key reasons that lead to the Civil War was slavery. Slavery is touted as the main cause of the conflict between the states in the northern part and those in the south
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In 1861‚ when the Civil War broke out‚ the Confederacy and the Union both had numerous advantages and disadvantages and there were multiple women and slaves that contributed to the war. To begin with‚ the Confederacy had its significant advantages that helped it push through the war‚ one of which was its strong leaders. Many believed “Stonewall” Jackson and Robert E. Lee were some of the best officers even before the war. Also‚ they had the advantage of fighting on their own soil. They knew the
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NC Term Paper INTELLIGENCE IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR: THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLIGENCE IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR AND THE EFFECTS OF THE ESPIONAGE SYSTEM ON THE WAR Lauren E. Caulder HIS 318-C Fall 2011 Espionage at the commencement of the American Civil War was not an organized system; however the war necessitated the development of more structured intelligence systems for both the Union and the Confederacy. By the middle of the war the dimensions of the espionage system had augmented
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Civil war is a war fought between cities that are in the same country. Many countries have civil war before‚ and one of the world’s biggest country is America. America also have a civil war in the past‚ and it is a central event in America’s historical consciousness. The American civil war period is between April 12‚ 1861 to May 9‚ 1865. There are several events that cause American civil war. I am going to talk about the most important event that led to the civil war. “The people of the United
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