many people know what really caused the devastating war that tore the nation in two. The Civil War was a battle from 1861 to 1865 where two sides of America fought against each other: the Union North against the Confederate South. Though Texas was a new state in the US‚ many Texans risked their lives and took part in the long‚ bloody Civil War. Texans fought in the Civil War for many reasons. The main reasons so many Texans fought the Civil War was the issues over slavery‚ states’ rights‚ and loyalty
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The civil war is looked at as a man’s fight and everything they did in it but you rarely hear about women that did just as much as some men if not more. Women contributed to the civil war in ways that may be surprising because it is not acknowledged as much as it should be in history. All women helped fight in the Civil War in some way whether they were a part of the union‚ confederate or even if they were slaves. During the civil war women did a wide variety of things that were very helpful to both
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The Civil War was one of the bloodiest wars that had occurred on American history. No one could know about the catastrophe that would occur because of the fight against slavery. It was one of those times where women were needed in order to settle the fight. Women spies were of a great help during the war since it was not known for such methods to be used. The more common way of having spying operations was the usage of men spies rather than females. However‚ that all changed when women from both
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Were Slaves’ Free After the Civil War? When the slaves were liberated from their masters‚ after the fall of the South in the Civil War‚ what was the definition of the newfound freedom that they received? Many would say the same freedom as any American at the time was granted‚ but consider the lack of education and certain privileges that kept many people within the Negro community in a cycle of perpetuating poverty. In some respects the recently freed men and women were still slaves to the society
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During the Civil War‚ there were many great commanders that helped make the war successful. Winfield Scott Hancock is not only known for the Civil War‚ but in the many other wars that he fought bravely in. Hancock is known for when he commanded the Union center‚ and defeated Confederate troops‚ which was known as Pickett’s Charge. Winfield Scott Hancock was born February 4‚ 1824 in Southeastern Pennsylvania. He was one of two identical twin brothers. He was given his name after Winfield Scott‚ the
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The American Civil War had an impact on everyone in the country. Women were no exception. Phelps defines Civil War by saying‚ “Civil war exists when two or more opposing parties within a country resort to arms to settle a conflict or when a substantial portion of the population takes up arms against the legitimate government of a country.” Many people today do not realise the effect that women had on this war. Without them‚ the war could have had a very different outcome. Women held an array
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History of Spies in the Civil War Espionage‚ a term commonly seen in today’s military and sometimes even in the news. It is the act of spying or using a spy or spies‚ usually by governments‚ to gather or obtain military or political information. This is an effective way to gather many kinds of intel in secret. I’ve found from some research that I’ve done that it was used in the Civil War. Even some females became spies to help their own respective sides. I’m hoping to shed some light on this subject
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Although the three million Confederate and Union soldiers who participated in the war may have been standing for conflicting causes‚ at their core‚ both groups were driven by some of the same basic principles. It seems almost impossible that men were able to endure the carnage of the war‚ and kept fighting even in the face of insurmountable danger. Soldiers were motivated by a combination of many complex contributing factors‚ including religion‚ brotherly bonds‚ and patriotism. Many soldiers clung
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Black Slaves and Religion One of the first things that attracted the African American slaves to Christianity was a way of obtaining the salvation of theirs souls based on the Christian’s idea of a future reward in heaven or punishment in hell‚ which did not exist in their primary religion. The religious principles inherited from Africa sought purely physical salvation and excluded the salvation of the soul. However‚ they did believe in one supreme God‚ which made it easier for them to assimilate
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The Civil War was the most bloody war in American history‚ with the most American deaths of any conflict. It occurred when the southern states of the United States collectively succeeded from the Union‚ and formed a confederacy. These states seceded because they felt that their state rights‚ granted to them by the constitution‚ were being infringed upon. With newly invented weaponry and poor medical knowledge‚ the death rate of those involved in the war was extremely high. This pattern of advancing
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