★ The Battle of Gettysburg: A battle‚ a speech‚ a memorial ground During the American Civil War‚ from the first to the third of July 1863‚ there were sanguinary battles in and around Gettysburg. The losses of lives on both sides were massive‚ approximately 23 000 dead‚ hurt or missing on each side.1 It was there‚ in the small city of Pennsylvania‚ that the war turned around. The South was suddenly facing defeat.1‚ 2 The Civil War continued for two years after the Battle of Gettysburg. Still it is
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Medicine During the Civil War 1861-1865 When Walt Whitman wrote that he believed the "real war" would never get into the books‚ this is the side he was talking about (Belferman 1996). Yet‚ it is important that we remember and recall the medical side of the conflict too‚ as horrible and terrifying as it was (Adams 1952). Long before doctors and people knew anything about bacteria and what caused disease was the time of Civil War medicine. Doctors during the Civil War (always referred to as "surgeons")
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The deadliest war in American history is known as the American Civil War killing nearly 620‚000 soldiers and a mass amount of civilians. The War Between the States was fought between Southern slave states and the United States federal government. formed a group called the Confederacy‚ which went against the beliefs of the Union. America and Abraham Lincoln sought different views on slavery. Lincoln believed that all slaves should be emancipated and advocated the restoration of the Union. The
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American Civil War American Civil War‚ was a four-year war (1861–65) between the federal government of the United States and 11 Southern states that asserted their right to secede from the Union. The secession of the Southern states in 1860–61 and the ensuing outbreak of armed hostilities were the culmination of decades of growing sectional friction over the related issues of slavery‚ trade and tariffs‚ and the doctrine of states’ rights. This friction arose out of fundamental
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actions‚ Lincoln was showing the US was against slavery but not the Confederacy. If like the leaders of these countries at the time‚ you took the time to read and study the act you would see it does nothing and in fact‚ Lincoln thought that the Afro American was not the equal of whites and his plan was to resettle the slaves in either the Amazon or Western Texas. Most people are not aware that there was a series of action and even proclamations for instance Lincolns correspondence of October 14
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were only 4000 African American soldiers in the Army prior to World War II but during the war at least 1.2 million black soldiers served in the war. African-Americans participating in World War 2 had drastically changed the way white Americans viewed Blacks as a whole. Prior to this time Jim Crow laws dictated the way people were to act towards African Americans; these laws said they should have separate areas for whites and colored‚ and other discriminatory acts. African Americans were heavily discriminated
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Warfare and technological advancements have been intertwined ever since innovation has been pointed in the direction of war. The biggest innovation that changed the landscape irrevocably‚ would be the introduction of gunpowder weapons in Europe. The adoption of gunpowder weapons in essence forced every country that wanted a chance in war‚ to adopt the same technology. Innovation in military technology is more adaptive than civilian innovation. A clear example can be seen with European inventors having
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1861-1865 population - 22 million - 90% of ind. goods‚ esp. munitions - efficient railroad system - controlled the navy‚ which could be used to blockade s. ports and shut down the s. eco. - but would have to fight an offensive war (long supply lines‚ unfamiliar territory...) - capable mil. leaders‚ inc. Ulysses S. Grant - Confederates had excellent generals too -Robert E. Lee and Thomas Jackson Defending is always easier than attacking (familiar w/climate and territory‚ possible
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The Civil War was bloody and brutal‚ killing around 620‚000 people. This was around 2% of the entire population of the United states at the time. The Civil War split the country pinning North against South over the issue of slavery. Many things such as the Kansas-Nebraska act and the eventual election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 led to the succession of 11 southern states because of the fear that Lincoln would abolish slavery. The war lasted from 1861 to 1865‚ and eventually‚ the northern Union states
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The Appeals of Angelina and Sarah Grimké Picture a majestic‚ white plantation house‚ surrounded by acres and acres of golden crops and trees ripe with fruit. Inside the house‚ children run down the softly carpeted hallways‚ their laughter tinkling with innocent joy. The Master and the Lady of the house sit in the parlor‚ he smoking a pipe‚ and she embroidering. All reigns peacefully in this southern utopia. All except for the slaves. The individuals hidden behind the drapes‚ quietly bringing in
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