Ragille J. Sims HIST 122 16 July 2013 Civil War War as we have come to know it‚ is a violent act practiced by two or more nations in order to achieve political objectives. Victory in war never comes without a great cost. When nations decide to go to war‚ they are risking their resources along with the lives of their citizens. What do political leaders tell their armies when they decide war is eminent? Or‚ is there even any need to explain to their troops why they need to pick up a rifle and fight
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to the peace established by the fathers of the land. The Civil War was one of the most destructive events in American history‚ costing more than 600‚000 lives. It was thought to be the war that helped shape the character of the American individual today. With a nation that is divided‚ there are two different views of the war. From the South‚ the war was seen as a battle of rebellion and southern independence‚ but in the North‚ the war was seen as a revolution. Between the North and the South there
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The American Civil War. The most devastating war in the history of America‚ fought for a long and brutal four years from April 1861 to May 1856. The Union faced secessionists in eleven Southern states which grouped themselves as the Confederate States of America. The most tragic and heartbreaking fact of this war was the terrifying number of casualties which amounted to about 1.1 million in total. Underlying causes of this bloody conflict trace back to contrasts in the very fundamental routines of
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Clausewitz defines victory as overcoming your opponent’s will to resist in order to force him to accept your geo-political position/policy. (CL 94) Clausewitz also correctly points out that both combatants define victory and peace. Even within the pure warfare‚ the defeated gets a vote. (CL 80) Bartholomees broaden the participants to include the perception of noncombatants. (Barth p 31) Both would agree unless the victor is considering a Carthage like solutions‚ defeated people can resist in
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WAR WAR. The very sound of those three letters can conjure up feelings and images of fighting‚ explosions‚ fear‚ sorrow‚ hate‚ and most importantly death‚ especially to those who have been in one or even two. But not everything associated with war is a bad thing. For some‚ war gives people hope‚ faith‚ understanding‚ and camaraderie‚ amongst other things. There are many reasons why a war starts. It could be a civil war‚ in which a whole singular country fights within itself or even
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The battles that took place in the civil war all had a significant impact on the union and the confederates. Many could justify which battles led up to the civil war‚ but I believe it to be these. The battle of Fort Sumter‚ first Battle of Bull Run‚ and the Battle of Gettysburg were the most important battles that took place in the civil war. The Battle of Fort Sumter was a confederate assault on union soldiers holding a Fort near Charleston Harbor. Commander of the confederate P.G.T Beauregard
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If asked‚ most people would blame as the cause of the civil war the issue of slavery. This is understandable; many people in the U.S. at the time were against slavery‚ going to far as to help runaway slaves escape to the free north. But‚ while slavery at face value was a major factor‚ international politics and economics played a major role. Several factors‚ including the election of Lincoln‚ the raid on Harper ’s Ferry‚ the Dred Scott decision‚ and‚ most importantly‚ the fugitive slave law‚ contributed
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Civil war From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search For other uses‚ see civil war (disambiguation). See list of civil wars for individual examples. A civil war is a war in which parties within the same culture‚ society or nationality fight for political power or control of an area. Some civil wars are also categorized as revolutions when major societal restructuring is a possible outcome of the conflict. An insurgency‚ whether successful or not‚ is likely to be classified
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OF THE CIVIL WAR Emily Riccio Pr. 6 LITTLE INTRO The Civil war occurred from 1861- 1865. Before the war‚ the south was concerned that since Abraham Lincoln became president they thought he will abolish slavery. Southern states decided to succeed from the union which was unconstitutional and against the law. The start of the war was fought at Fort Sumter where the south invaded this Union fort to stop supplies from getting to it. It was the first confederate win. In the end the war was a Union
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Military and The American Civil War What events and people fall under this important theme of the American Civil War? Military was very important in the Civil War‚ and was basically the most important thing. When people think about war the first thing that comes to their head is weapons and militia. The military was a key factor in the war the winner was going to be determined on who had the better army and whose side was stronger. There were two major armies involved in the Civil War‚ but there were others
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