Why Fight? “The Civil War would be a tragedy for the nation‚ and a disaster for the South.” Stated by Sam Houston himself. Yet 65‚000 Texans served. The civil war was a war between the North and the South‚ but why? Texans fought in the Civil War to preserve slavery‚ to earn state’s rights‚ and just for the love of Texas. The love of Texas‚ Texans loved their state so much that they would die fighting for it. One of the many Texans who loved their state was John Wesley Rabb‚ who served in a famous
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Why fight in a battle that you have no reason to fight in? Sometimes‚ you have your own causes that other people might not see. After Abraham Lincoln was elected as president in 1860‚ the southerners were not happy‚ and were afraid of losing their right to own slaves. They began to rebel and that was how the Civil War began. Texas was in the U.S.‚ but this might not have been there fight‚ so why did Texans fight in the war? I believe they fought in the Civil War‚ because of states rights‚ Texas love
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Fight‚ or Flight? In 1820‚ the binding force that held America together for nearly 100 years had started to collapse. After 41 years of crumbling down‚ the force had broken‚ leading to the Civil War - the bloodiest war in the history of wars - and the darkest part of American History. Thousands of civilians‚ including 65‚000 Texans‚ went forward to serve in the Confederate military. Unfortunately‚ 1 in 5 of every Texan soldier that went to fight died. But‚ in the first place‚ why did Texans fight
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The Fight for Equal Rights: Black Soldiers in the Civil War Historical Background Once let the black man get upon his person the brass letter‚ U.S.‚ let him get an eagle on his button‚ and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket‚ there is no power on earth that can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship. Frederick Douglass The issues of emancipation and military service were intertwined from the onset of the Civil War. News from Fort Sumter set off a rush by free black
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the Civil War‚ the lives of the soldiers in war shared many similarities and differences. The lives of the soldiers before the war were very similar‚ despite the opposing views of each side of the war. Most of the Union Army was made up of young white men born in North America. Although soldiers generally ranged in age from 18 to 45‚ boys as young as 12 often served as cavalry‚ buglers or drummer boys‚ and some men in their fifties and sixties enlisted as privates. Most of the Union Soldiers were
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Should states be able to fight when they need to? About 65‚000 Texans served in the Confederate military because they wanted their own rights. Texans were happy with the Kansas-Nebraska Act because you could vote whether you wanted slavery or not. After Abraham Lincoln became president (Anti slavery) a number of southern states left the Union so Texas decided to secede. A month after Texas left the Civil War began. Why did Texans fight in the Civil War? They fought because they loved their state
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The Civil War was one of the greatest wars fought in history. It began with deep conflict between the North and South and the secession of the southern states. They primarily had different ideas on slavery‚ trade‚ and states which started the war. Some main causes were the Missouri Compromise‚ the Dred Scott decision‚ the Abolitionist movement‚ and Uncle Tom’s cabin. The Civil War officially started on April 12‚ 1861 when Confederate forces bombarded the Union controlled Fort Sumter in Charleston
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actual reason that the Civil War started? Was it because the North didn’t want slavery anymore or was it because of something bigger than that? Could it have been an array of instances all tied together? There are many possibilities of why the Civil War began to include‚ slavery‚ money‚ and not having an individual leading the States. All of these are valid reason if one side opposed what the other side wanted. To follow there will be more in depth analysis of why the biggest war on American soil started
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The Civil War was a conflict‚ it was a big foundation of our history. It changed the way we viewed ourselves‚ it was also one of the most important foundations of American history. The Civil War was between April 12‚ 1861‚ to April 9‚ 1865. The Civil War was fought over the moral issue of slavery. It is also called the war between states. The Union‚ also known as the North side‚ won the war. The particular reason for why the Civil War started was because of disagreements over slavery‚ state vs. federal
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The Civil War was one of the bloodiest wars fought on American soil. The Civil War was a fight between the North and the South. This war lasted for four years from 1861 to 1865. This war has many reasons why it began. Some believe that the war started because of slavery. Those people believe the Civil War started on how the North and south had different views on slavery. Also the events that showed something had to be done. The North thought of slavery was wrong and believed that all men should be
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