Confederate Soldier: Wade Collins July 1st‚ 1863 Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania Dear Mirabella‚ This letter might be the last time you ever hear from me. I’m writing this letter to you to inform you that I entered this war with confidence and a true heart‚ knowing that I’m fighting for an honorable and true cause. We have stationed at Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania but I’d rather be home with the family in South Carolina. The Union and the Confederates have collided on this day‚ July 1st‚ 1863; Lee
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military schools‚ 7 of them were in the South. General Robert E. Lee‚ was a brilliant leader and successfully utilized the Confederate tactic of adopting a defensive strategy to prevent the North from penetrating their territory while diminishing Union manpower with small concentrated forces. After blockades of the South were declared by President Abraham Lincoln‚ Confederate general Josiah Gorgas‚ responded by directing the
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Why the Confederate States Seceded Henry Blackburn ITT Technical Institute Knoxville Professor Clark Introduction This paper sets out to define or shed some light on the possible reasons of the separation of Confederate states from the Union. The North believed the highest power belonged to the federal government while the South believed that each state governed itself‚ and the question of slavery should be decided by the states not by the federal government. By examining these two points
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George Pickett was a major general for the Confederate Army best known for his role in “Pickett’s Charge‚” the unsuccessful assault against Union forces at the Battle of Gettysburg. Pickett was born on January 16‚ 1825 in Richmond‚ Virginia to Robert and Mary Pickett‚ the oldest of their eight children. Remembered as a jovial young man‚ he attended West Point Military Academy and graduated last in his class in 1846. His classmates included Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson‚ George McClellan‚ and George
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For God and Country Though the Union and Confederate soldiers both fought for the victory of their nations‚ each side had its own reasoning and purpose for doing so. Soldiers relied on their families from home and in battle for encouragement. They wanted to fight not only for their nation‚ but for their family at home. They didn’t want to let them down‚ alongside of their nation. Their family in regiments was just as beloved. They all felt the same pain and pride‚ therefore becoming closer
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powers are divided between a central government and several local governments. The United States is an example of a Federal government. A Confederate government is an alliance of independent states. A central agency has the power to handle only those matters assigned to it by the member states. The Confederate States of America was an example of a Confederate government.Unitary governments are often described as centralized governments. It is a government in which all powers are held by a single
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ever imagined living locked up in an attic for 3 years and 5 months? Have you ever imagined not growing up with your mother’s care and love at the time you were 5? Flowers in the Attic is one of the more original series written by V.C. Andrews of the Dollanganger series. It is one of the best books I’ve read because it’s depressing and dark yet heart-touching. In this book report‚ the setting‚ plot and the characters of the book will be included. Flowers in the Attic is one tragic yet a hopeful story
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Isabella Colombo “Is the Confederate Flag a symbol of racism or Southern pride?” When one hears the words red‚ white‚ and blue the immediate thought travels to the American flag‚ but there is another red‚ white‚ and blue in the United States; the Confederate flag. There are many conflicting thoughts surrounding the Confederate flag. Is it a symbol or racism because of its historical significance or is it a symbol of “Southern Pride” because the South created it? The Confederate flag is seen as a symbol
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The document I have read‚ States’ Rights‚ Depending on the Issue by Albert R. hunt has many different topics and many different views. I have decided to pick the topic of the Southern Confederacy flag being flown in many southern states. The two points that this article offers about the Southern Confederacy flag is that‚ the flag may be flown because it is to the closest government’s decision to decide‚ which is yes‚ and or that flag should not be flown because of what it “really” stands for according
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The Iron Wave: Why Confederate and Union Navies Changed Their Opinions on Ironclads The creation of the ironclad sparked a major transition in naval warfare from wooden ships to iron ships. On paper‚ ironclads had the chance to become the next generation of naval fleets due to their iron armor being much stronger than wooden ships‚ alongside the development of new weapons such as the torpedo and the naval ram. However‚ the Navy’s opinion of ironclads changed from optimistic to pessimistic only a
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