I would re-enlist after my 9-month term‚ because I first think that since I survived the very harsh and cold winter that I owe it to my fellow 1‚800 to 2‚500 dead soldiers‚ who died during encampment (Found in document A)‚ to fight for what they died for and to try and win the war alongside with George Washington and my other fellow living soldiers who bore and survived the horrible winter with me. I also would re-enlist because the government I’m working for‚ and possibly dying for‚ has came to
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American Historians’ Debate on the Civil War The American Civil War has without a doubt left a permanent divide on this great nation’s past and present. American historians still debate the causes of a war that began in 1861 between the Union states and Confederacy states. The war can be seen as caused by the principle of slavery‚ the growing tension between northern and southern ideology or due to a crack in the political system of the time. United States’ history classes focus on teaching students
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“America’s Gift to My Generation” As Joe Barton once said‚ “Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it‚ and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation’s founders heros.” Our flag is not to be knelt upon‚ but to stand as one together‚ remembering how Veterans risked their lives everyday to go to war and give us freedom today. The least we can do is to thank you. You gave me a future‚ freedom of speech‚ and an education‚ and so many more things. None of you deserve to be spat upon. You
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“Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts‚” written by Bruce Catton compares and contrasts the characteristics and lives of two leaders of the Civil War. Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee‚ two very strong and very different generals‚ met on April 9‚ 1865 at Appomattox Court House in Virginia to bring to a close the Civil War. By this time‚ America had become a country that was starting over with the simple core belief in equal rights for everyone. Lee‚ who is from Virginia‚ had very traditional and
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“Grant and Lee: A study in Contrasts” By Bruce Catton Bruce Catton’s purpose in writing was to explain how the two generals personalities were different. “They were two strong men‚ these oddly different generals‚ and they represented the strengths of two conflicting currents that‚ through them‚ had come into final collision.” “Lee was tidewater Virginia‚ and in his background were family‚ culture‚ and tradition the age of chivalry transplanted to a New World which was making its own legends
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Memorial Day was first celebrated in the years following the Civil War and was officially labelled a federal holiday in 1971. Memorial Day is celebrated on the last Monday of May‚ and it is celebrated to honor our veterans and remember past wars and the brave men and women that serve in the military today. Many people‚ young and old‚ visit cemeteries or memorials to honor a lost family member‚ or a friend. On memorial day‚ everyone is affected‚ even if they don’t know a veteran. This memorial
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Memorial Day and Veterans Day are two holidays about men and women who fought in the war for the United States of America. The between these holidays is the Memorial Day celebrates the fallen soldiers in the military forces and who survived through the many wars defending the United States. The first Memorial Day was on May 30‚ 1868 it was three years after the civil war .civil war commander chief John A. Logan declared the first official Memorial Day 1868. He declared it to be the purpose of strewing
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Have you ever wondered why the battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the civil war? The battle of Gettysburg was located in Adams county‚ Pennsylvania. The battle was fought on the dates of July first through July third of 1963. The Confederacy was led by General Robert E. Lee. A man of high potential‚ he never let someone tell him he could not do something. Lee’s ego was his biggest downfall. He went into the battle thinking he would come out with a victory. He thought he had a better chance
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Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a Turning Point? (May 8‚ 2013 What comes to mind when you hear the words “The Battle of Gettysburg”? To me‚ I think of the event itself. The United States was two years into the Civil War‚ when the bloody battle in Pennsylvania broke out. General Lee‚ also known as the general of the Confederate army‚ plotted an attack at Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania. The battle started on July 1st‚ 1863 and continued on for 3 straight days. In just those 3 days‚ it turned the Civil
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The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg was a war that changed the way we look at America today. This battle helped end slavery and regain freedom to all of the nations including the United States. There were many ways that the battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the Civil War‚ but there are 3 mains ways why the Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the civil war. The question asked is‚ Why was The battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil war? The Battle of Gettysburg
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