involved in events leading up to the Civil War. Even though the Civil war didn’t actually begin until 1861there were people fighting for the same causes as the ones that caused the Civil War; slavery‚ state rights‚ the future of the new territories if they were going to be Free states or slave states. In October 16th -18th‚ 1859 John brown‚ in an attempt to amass arms for a slave insurrection‚ attacks the federal armory and arsenal at Harpers Ferry‚ Virginia. (Thomas‚ 2001) John Brown (May 9‚
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the union naval blockade‚ the confederate doctrine of State’s Rights‚ and the strength of union generals and their military tactics‚ between others. Overall‚ the north achieved dominance due to a combination of these reasons. Economic factors led to Northern victory as although both sides had great military potential‚ neither side had few methods to actually realize that potential. According to the Millennial edition of The Historical Statistics of the united states‚ during the time of the civil
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South. It is considered by many to be a turning point within American history because it ended the issues of rights and slavery in the U.S. And while the war was also believed to be inevitable‚ the outcome certainly was not. Many factors such as Confederate strategy‚ lack of morale‚ and the outcome of the of the 1864 election could have tilted the scale to the South’s favor. During the long and hard-fought Civil War‚ Union victory was not inevitable. Strategy and tactics have been known to go hand
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The Battle of Gettysburg was fought by the largest number of soldiers‚ totaling 172‚000 young men (“American Civil War”). During the Civil War‚ our nation was divided by the North (Union Army) and the South (Confederate Army) for opposing viewpoints on slavery and states’ rights. The Battle of Gettysburg was fought over three long‚ arduous days. The soldiers struggled under their respected generals in a 25 mile battle zone (“American Civil War”). This battle was a triumphant victory and a heart-wrenching
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1861-Civil War Started The both troops were ready. On April 10‚ 1861‚ as Major Anderson waited for additional men and supplies‚ the new Confederate Government directed Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard to demand the surrender of Fort Sumter. Anderson refused. His soldier and laborers prepared to fight with the Confederate forces opened fire. Thirty-six hours later‚ a white flag waved and Major Anderson formally surrendered on April 13‚ also‚ left for New York. 1863-Battle of Chickamauga
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While the United States was beginning to develop‚ conflict between the individual states was the cause for division between America in 1861. When several of the Southern states broke away from the Union the Civil War was starting to fuel. From there one of the bloodiest wars in American history took place when the Confederates fired on Fort Sumter‚ the Federal military base in South Carolina. Through all of the battles and deaths‚ one of the greater aspects of the war was the courage and involvement
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president. The American Civil War brought the United States into a new era‚ one of both tension and freedom. In the years leading up to the war‚ a large economic rift began to form between the northern and southern states. The North relied heavily on manufacturing and industry‚ while the South relied on agriculture and cultivation. Because of this‚ the South depended greatly on slave labor‚ as it was cheap‚ efficient‚ and filled
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temporarily settled the issue by establishing the 36° 30’ parallel as the line separating free and slave territory in the Louisiana Purchase. Conflict resumed‚ however‚ when the United States boundaries were extended westward to the Pacific. The Compromise Measures of 1850 provided for the admission of California as a free state and the organization of two new territoriesUtah and New Mexicofrom the balance of the land acquired in the Mexican War. The principle of popular sovereignty would be applied there
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decisions in both the North and the South‚ ultimately affecting the outcome of the Civil War as a whole. Throughout this research the development of intelligence organizations‚ the role of individual spies‚ Union espionage successes and failures and Confederate espionage successes and failures will be examined. It is important to understand that there is not enough recorded evidence to prove that intelligence in the American Civil War had an extreme impact on the outcome of the war. Nevertheless‚ as studied
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one of the two books that I selected off of the United States Army Chief of Staff Reading List to read. This book covers one of the most upended and delicate times in our countries long and eventful history. This book was written by former United States’ President and Army General Ulysses S. Grant and it covers the majority of his United States Army Career and military combat action in two major wars including the Mexican War and the United States Civil War. Ulysses S. Grant came from a very early colonial
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