by United States President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. The first one‚ issued September 22‚ 1862‚ declared the freedom of all slaves in any state of the Confederate States of America that did not return to Union control by January 1‚ 1863. The second order‚ issued January 1‚ 1863‚ named ten specific states where it would apply. Lincoln issued the Executive Order by his authority as "Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy" under Article II‚ section 2 of the United States Constitution
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transportation than the Confederacy. The Union also had a larger navy‚ army‚ and a more experienced government. The North also had a lot bigger population than the South and the land was different. So Union had the bigger advantage in the army in the Civil War. So let’s start with a little background info about the Civil War. The war lasted from 1861-1865. The Union had about 2.5 million soldiers with over 350‚000 casualties. The Confederates had over 1 million soldiers with over 250‚000 casualties. The
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General Sherman requested permission to take a very large army to the Atlantic Ocean through North and South Carolina‚ Georgia‚ then turning North back through the Carolinas and then Virginia. He would divide the Confederate states by blazing a path through the middle of them‚ foraging and destroying anything of military importance to the Confederates. General Sherman’s March achieved his goal‚ from a military standpoint‚ but the way his army accomplished it‚ many southerners say was despicable. The
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four forts‚ had been given up to the Confederate States without having to fight. But Sumter was especially important because of its location and its purpose: to guard the Charleston Harbor‚ a territory of significance for the rebels. The rebels asked Abraham Lincoln to transfer the fort to them‚ but he decided not to do it because the Americans would see it as an act of betrayal. Lincoln knew Fort Sumter was short in supplies and men. If he attacked the Confederates would appear as a Northern aggression
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battles. The North was against slavery‚ while the south was for slavery. The South army were the Confederates while the North side was the Union. All wars are caused by major conflict. Missouri becoming a slavery state in 1820 was one reason of the Civil War (The Civil War). The Civil war started because of unique differences between free and slaves states (A Defining Time).The event that triggered the war was the Confederate claiming the U.S. as their own country (A Defining Time).The North became jealous
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as the Battle of Gettysburg. Had Lee obliged Longstreet in his persistence of a defensive strategy‚ the Confederate Army very well could have won the war. Instead‚ the Union succeeded in holding their ground atop a hillside and thus defeating the Confederate Army and ultimately winning the war. One contemplates the motivations of both the Confederates and the Union soldiers in the United States Civil War. Was it money? Power? Dominance? Michael Shaara‚ author of The Killer Angels suggests alternative
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framework the eventual freeing of over 4 million African American slaves in the United States. The Emancipation Proclamation was a declaration by Abraham Lincoln that suggested the revolutionary idea of freeing all blacks. The Emancipation Proclamation continues to be a symbol of equality and social justice. Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as the 16th President of America on March 4‚ 1961. The southern states‚ whose economy depended heavily on slavery‚ had already made their intentions clear‚ that
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(including the Army and Navy) of the United States. It proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten states that were still in rebellion‚[1] thus applying to 3.1 million of the 4 million slaves in the U.S. at the time. The Proclamation was based on the president’s constitutional authority as commander in chief of the armed forces;[2] it was not a law passed by Congress. The Proclamation also ordered that "suitable" persons among those freed could be enrolled into the paid service of United States’ forces
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The reason why most African Americans fought in the Civil War was to have the opportunity to fight oppression and end slavery nationally. Black soldiers served in artillery and infantry and performed all noncombat support functions that sustain an army‚ as well. Black carpenters‚ chaplains‚ cooks‚ guards‚ laborers‚ nurses‚ scouts‚ spies‚ steamboat pilots‚ surgeons‚ and teamsters also contributed to the war cause. The two sources selected for evaluation are the Negro’s Civil War and Freedom’s Soldiers
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Andrew Jackson to the state of South Carolina denying them the right to nullify a standing federal law. 4. The Cotton Gin was the first machine that separated the actual cotton from the cotton seeds of the plant. Cotton production greatly increased in the south. 5. The Compromise of 1850 ended the Mexican-American War. 6. The Compromise of 1850 called for California to enter the Union as a free state‚ had the people in New Mexico and Utah decide if they wanted slavery in their state‚ had the slave trade
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