Civil War: The Role of Ex-Slaves After the Civil War 1860 was a critical year in the history of the United States of America. America’s position as a country established on principles of freedom had been weakened by slavery. It was an election year and Abraham Lincoln (b. Feb. 12‚ 1809 - d. April 15‚ 1865) was nominated for the presidency of the United States‚ representing the Republican Party. The
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1861‚ the civil war began. It was a war between the north‚ or the Union‚ and the south‚ or the Confederacy over slavery. The Union had an army of nearly two million soldiers‚ while the south had approximately half because of their population differences. About 620‚000 total soldiers died from combat‚ starvation‚ disease‚ or even accident. The civil war was the bloodiest battle in the history of our country and resulted in the greatest number of casualties compared to any of American war. Soldiers
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The Civil War Draft Riot of 1863 shocked the history of the United States as one of the “bloodiest riots of American history.” (Man‚ Jr‚ 1951 p.375) Following the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 passed Abraham Lincoln had hopes that the passing of said law would “raise the morale of the union army‚ and send freed slaves across the border between the north and south to fight against the confederacy.” (Dupree & Fishel‚ Jr‚ 1960 p.472) The Emancipation Proclamation was also intended to “revitalize
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the words “civil war” make you think of? For many people these words represent a fight of good against evil‚ and in the case of the American civil war‚ the war over slavery. But these assumptions about the American Civil War aren’t always true. The Civil War was fought from 1861-1865‚ after 7 states seceded from the United States in January 1861. These 7 states grew to 11 and were known as the Confederacy or the South. They were fighting the North‚ known as the Union. The Civil War is commonly
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volunteer regiment in the Civil War. Before the Emancipation Proclamation‚ blacks were not allowed to serve as soldiers in the civil war at all‚ but the Emancipation Proclamation decreed that any able African-American man would be allowed to serve in the armed services of the United States. Overall‚ the 54th Massachusetts helped change the outcome of The Civil War. As said before‚ the 54th Massachusetts was the first ever all African-American regiment to fight in the Civil War. This put a lot of pressure
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The American Civil War was the first modern war compared to the Napoleonic wars because Union and Confederate armies waged a total war that encompassed mass politics and advanced technologies. “The Civil War combined the mass politics and passions of the Wars of the French Revolution with the technology‚ productive capacity‚ and managerial style of the emerging Industrial Revolution.” The Civil War was not only an example of a modern war but one of the earliest examples of total war. The Union and
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Civil War During the mid 1800s a horrendous conflict commenced in the United States caused by a friction about race‚ and slavery between the North and the confederacy. This disagreement managed to generate a Civil War. The military action stimulated a humongous slaughter on the Confederates stand. The confederates undertook a plethora of destruction during‚ along with after the war. When portraying the aftermath of being defeated the South is confronted with profound deprivation‚ lack of a social
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The civil war has often been called "The second American Revolution‚" primary because many Americans actually thought they were once again fighting for their freedom and rights. While this is true‚ the Civil War itself was revolutionary. It was revolutionary in the political‚ social and economic conduct of the war. Each Revolutionary conduct of the war impacted America then and some still impact the world today. Politically specking The Civil War brought about new ways or revolutionary ways of taking
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Kingdom: ProtisIntro: The Civil War was an event that was inevitable occurrence in the course of history. The main cause of the war was slavery‚ which could not have been stopped if it were not for the war. Since the north and the south were so distant‚ it made it hard for them to agree or compromise. The Civil War could not have been avoided because the nation including political parties were split‚ no other compromises could settle issues about slavery‚ and slave rebellions could not of been prevented
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Union victory. Battle of Carthage - July 5 - Missouri - Confederate victory. (First full-scale battle of the war.) Battle of Rich Mountain - July 11 - West Virginia (then Virginia) - Union victory. Battle of Blackburn’s Ford - July 18 - Virginia - Confederate victory. First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) - July 21 - Virginia - Confederate victory. (First major battle of the Civil War.) Battle of Wilson’s Creek - August 10 - Missouri - Confederate victory. (First major battle west of the Mississippi
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