was an inventor before the Civil War and turned his attention weaponry when the Civil War broke out. At this time the Gatling Gun is the only available rapid fire weapon (The Gatling Gun). The Gatling Gun almost didn’t see any action during the Civil War. A few Union army commanders bought Gatling Guns for their soldiers (Gatling Gun) The Gatling Gun was developed and used in the Civil War. The main arguments are how the Gatling Gun works and was used in the Civil War‚ why Gatling invented the Gatling
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Running Head: Civil War Origins and Legacy Civil War Origins and Legacy University of Phoenix Hist/110 August 25‚ 2008 Origins and Legacy of the Civil War Perhaps the greatest war in American History‚ the Civil War is unique because of the fact that it was the only war fought on American soil. The American Civil War’s origins were brought forth by complex issues dealing with slavery‚ expansionism‚ sectionalism‚ and political party politics. However the Civil War was mainly devised
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Name: Institution: Course: Date: American History-Civil War 1. Write a brief history of the Civil War that centers around history of slavery and emancipation. How did slavery play a role in both the causes and the course of the war? In the mid 19th Century‚ when the economy of the United States grew tremendously‚ there was a critical economic disparity between the Southern and Northern regions. The southern part had a growing economy based on large scale farming‚ which depended on free labor
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times before the Civil War‚ however‚ when the Civil War came‚ women were promoted to many new positions. As the Kelvin and Laurie Hillstrom said in their academic journal titled‚ Women in the Civil War published in 2000‚ “In order to serve their country‚ these women had to overcome traditional attitudes that had limited them to roles as homemakers and mothers in the past” (Hillstrom). In addition‚ Nayani Melegoda’s academic journal titled‚ Southern Women in the American Civil War‚ 1861-1865 published
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The Civil War: Battle of the Prison Camps “100 of the Boys left last night & 2 more were going out this morning & they were shot. poor Boys such is life. some die one way and some another.”1 From the diary of a common Union soldier’s experience in Andersonville emits an expression that seems to encapsulate the life of many soldiers serving in prison camps at this time. The Civil War‚ 1861 to 1865‚ remains a crucial period in the history of America. It was regarded as ‘war of States’‚ that is
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States of America and he help office during the Civil War. During the Civil War‚ the North and South split into two sides – the Union in the north led by president Lincoln and the Confederacy in the south led by president Davis. Originally‚ the Civil War was not an attempt by Lincoln to abolish slavery and emancipate the slaves‚ but to preserve and protect the Union‚ but later Lincoln decided that ending slavery was a key step necessary to winning the war. He was assassinated on April 15‚ 1865 by John
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Ryden English 5/20/16 Weapons of The Civil War People say that war never changes. Well‚ it actually does. Sure‚ there will always be people dying‚ and people who give up everything that they have just so they can fight for their country. But‚ the tactics‚ technology‚ and weaponry will always change. Weapons before the civil war were very primitive. They were usually single shot‚ and had many flaws‚ such as sudden explosion‚ and other problems. But once the civil war rolled around‚ weaponry became extremely
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the first land battle of the Civil War (History.com Staff‚ para.1). Bullets flew‚ and orders were yelled as both sides were locked in combat. Soldier after soldier succumbed to death or injury‚ inevitably concluding the battle with a total of roughly 4‚750 casualties: 3‚000 Union and 1‚750 Confederate (History.com Staff‚ para. 7). In the Civil War‚ casualties were as commonplace as cellular devices are today. Unfortunately‚ the medical practices in the Civil War were quite the opposite of hygienic
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Medical Practices of the Civil War The medical practices used during the Civil War era were not very advanced and took a big toll on the war itself. Many of the soldiers‚ both Union and Confederate‚ returned home with missing body parts‚ were shell shocked‚ or were psychologically traumatized. These medical practices during this time did not do much to help the lives of the soldiers other than doing the bare minimum to keep them alive‚ which in many cases‚ resulted in infection and disease
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Cold Mountain: The Civil War The Civil War was a four year armed conflict between northern and southern sections of the United States. The Civil War cost more American lives than any other war in history. There were bout 3 million people who fought in the beginning of the Civil War and about 600‚000 people’s lives were lost at the end of the war. What began for many as a romantic adventure soon became a heartbreaking bitter struggle between the two parts of a divided country. This‚ however
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