that states like Arkansas and Kentucky‚ which had normally been associated with the Southern states and their traditions‚ were somehow caught on the border between the Union states and the Confederate states. Some of their people were for slavery‚ while many were opposed to it. These borders often became the sites of great battles‚ which forced peacemakers on either side to have to choose sides. The “hawk” for many Arkansans was the federal government putting pressure on the southern states to join
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The American Civil War was a brutal and costly war between the Northern and Southern states that not only involved men‚ but women as well. The war lasted from 1861 to 1865‚ and was the deadliest war in America. About 750‚000 died‚ but one nation was saved. The war was a time for change in many ways. One big change was the way women were a part of the community. Before the war‚ women were to stay at home and be a part of what historians call “the Cult of True Womanhood.” At this time‚ “true
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"The Bleeding Kansas". The Missouri Compromise was overturned and became the "Kansas-Nebraska Act. This new act would let the residents decide whether the area would become a slave state or a free state. Of all the Union States Kansas suffered the most casualties because of the issues of slavery being divided. Free-state settlers and proslavery settlers went to Kansas to help decide the decision. The Republican Party opposed slavery which promoted the Democrats to conform with the Republicans. The
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duties was “to collect and preserve material for a truthful history of the war” and to honor those who fought in the war. Additionally‚ many monuments were made to honor the soldiers‚ such as the one pictured in the “Commemorative postcard of living Confederate flag‚ Robert E. Lee Monument‚ Richmond‚ Virginia‚ 1907”. Furthermore‚ reunion gatherings
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southern capital at Richmond. There were about 172‚504 soldiers fighting in total (United States 100‚007; Confederate States 72‚497). There were about 17‚929 casualties in total (United States 13‚353; Confederate States 4‚576). As seem by the casualty ratio‚ it was a victory for the Confederate Army. The commander of the United States Army was Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside and the commander for the Confederate Army was Gen. Robert E. Lee. This battle is important in a few ways. One way is that it
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presented his now-famous Gettysburg Address to a large crowd that had assembled to dedicate a battlefield where thousands of soldiers had lost their lives. The United States of America was at war with itself. The southern states had seceded from the northern union of states and had formed the Confederate States of America. The United States were no longer united. President Lincoln had to say something to inspire the people of this land and send a message across the world that this new nation would
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Instead‚ they expected the freed slaves to work the cotton fields as laborers‚ so when the ex-Confederates regained the tracts of 40 acres so proudly‚ yet briefly owned by ex-slaves there was no compensation plan. The North benefited from the cotton trade and was required to fulfill the needs of the textile industry.(Dattel‚”Northern Racism Helped Doom
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not‚ boasting resources that the Confederacy had even no means of attaining (See Appendices‚ Brinkley et al. 415). Sheer manpower ratios were unbelievably one-sided‚ with only nine of the nation’s 31 million inhabitants residing in the seceding states (Angle 7). The Union also had large amounts of land available for growing food crops which served the dual purpose of providing food for its hungry soldiers and money for its ever-growing industries. The South‚ on the other hand‚ devoted most
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000 men and ended on July 3‚ 1863 with over 50‚000 casualties. Of the casualties‚ around 23‚000 were Union soldiers and around 28‚000 were Confederates. This three day battle was the largest battle ever fought on American land during the time‚ and it was all started because of the great feud between the North and South. General Robert E. Lee and the Confederates all had defeated the Union forces at Chancellorsville on May 6‚ 1863 and he had decided to go on and bring his army into Pennsylvania. Lee
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The Battle of Fredericksburg was a battle that America could not forget. It was one of the worst Union defeats in the Civil War. This battle lasted from December eleventh to December fifteenth; however‚ most of the fighting was done on December thirteenth. After all was said and done thousands of bodies littered the fields of Virginia. Blood spilled out across the vast lands‚ it soaked the grounds and was a horrible sight to behold. Although the rain eventually washed the blood away; it could never
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