This paper is about the Civil War. It is an overview of the events that led up to the Start of the Civil War‚ the battles during the Civil War and the end of the Civil war. How‚ when and why did the Civil War end? What battles took place during the Civil War and how did they affect the outcome of the Civil War? How‚ when and why the Civil War started? What events led up to the start of the Civil war? There were a few abolitionists that were involved in events leading up to the Civil War. Even though
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Battle of Antietam The Battle of Antietam‚ fought along the Antietam River in Sharpsburg‚ Maryland‚ began on September 16‚ 1862. Robert E. Lee was the South’s general and George McClellan was the North’s general. This was the first battle of the American Civil War fought on the Union’s side. Unfortunately for the Confederacy‚ their battle plans had been left at a campsite. A Union soldier found the plans and gave them to General McClellan. During this battle‚ the North had about 75‚000 soldiers
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color was blue. 20. The South’s color was gray‚ because the original color‚ yellowish tan‚ became dirty and looked gray. 21. The Union’s armies were named after rivers. 22. The Confederacy’s armies were named after regions. 23. Robert E. Lee was the number one asset to the Confederacy. 24. Both sides claimed a win to the battle Monitor vs. Merrimack 25. The North and the South both thought that the war was going to be over with after 6 months. 26. Jefferson Davis was the
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Collin Greenwood Mr. Baker Honors History 24 April 2000 The Battle of Gettysburg " The Turning Point of the Civil War Gettysburg was the turning point of the American Civil War. This is the most famous and important Civil War Battle that occurred over three hot summer days‚ July 3‚ 1863‚ around the small market town of Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania. More importantly Gettysburg was the clash between the two major American Cultures of their time: the North and the South. The causes of the Civil
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After Union General George Mcclellan failed to subjugate richmond. The confederacy planned to reclaim lost land and launch a campaign against Washington D.C. led by Confederate General Robert. E . Lee. Lee intended to weaken the north’s will to fight and cause them to abandon the war. While Lee was marching through maryland he thought it would be wise to split off a large portion of his army to take harpers ferry to secure his route back to virginia. Anticipating that McClellan would not attack because
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• The Battle of Gettysburg was held in Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania • The battle started on July 1st‚ 1863 to July 3rd‚ 1863. It started at 4 pm on July 1st but on July 2nd‚ Longstreet was ordered by Commander Robert E. Lee to attack. Although he was instructed to attack‚ he was very slow to get his men and weapons ready and finally started to attack around 4 pm and the fighting came to an end at about 10:30 pm. The next morning on July 3rd the fighting started again at 4:30 am and finally the battle
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Matthew HIST 4315 Book Review Post War Southern Mentality Thomas L. Connelly and Barbara L. Bellows’s God and General Longstreet: The Lost Cause And The Southern Mind effectively examines numerous characteristics within the mental process of southerners and their leaders before‚ during‚ and particularly after the Civil War. This text successfully investigates the ideas of southern politicians‚ generals‚ novelists‚ and journalists who all in the face of defeat combined to form a Lost Cause
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Major General Ambrose E. Burnside By: Hruday Patel 1st Period Major General Ambrose E. Burnside * May 23‚ 1824 - Ambrose E. Burnside is born near Liberty‚ Indiana. * July 1‚ 1847 - Ambrose E. Burnside graduates from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point at the eighteenth rank out of forty-seven students‚ and is commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in the 2nd Artillery. * November 1‚ 1853 - Ambrose E. Burnside resigns his commission in the U.S. Army and organizes Bristol Rifle
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were killed in total by both sides. However‚ was Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War? Generals Lee’s objective in the battle of Gettysburg was to draw the Union army out in the open and manipulate them with better leadership skills. General Lee thought that since he was a better general a difference of a few thousand men wouldn’t affect the
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Pennsylvania. Scavenging and searching for food and supplies‚ Robert E. Lee‚ who was the commander of the Confederate army‚ marched his troops to invade union territory. Dangerously scavenging for food‚ Lee was abruptly stopped by union forces which held him there till dusk. Ambushed by union troops‚ Lee faced 88‚000 reinforcements led by General George Meade. “Under General George Meade‚ the army marched northward to intercept Lee‚ its movements limited by the need to protect Washington” (Compton)
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