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    maneuver between Washington, D.C. and Meade’s Army of the Potomac, and force Meade to descend from the high ground to attack at a more advantageous point that Lee could choose instead.14,15,16 Lee, still without Stuart’s cavalry on the second day of the battle, did not have the ability to reconnoiter an avenue to the south and elected to remain at Gettysburg to attack.17…

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    Do you ever wonder what war is really like? Do you really want to know so that you can know but not have to go through it.. Well did you know that there is a book that you can read to get a sense of what the war is like. This wonderful amazing book is called Black Hawk Down. In the book it doesn't just explain how we were in war but it shows how both the American and the Somalis side of the story. What makes the author so amazing is that he went to Somalia to gather all of his information and…

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    The Battle of the Alamo was a battle between Texas and Mexico.The battle of Alamo was the most famous battle out of all the other wars.There was a battle because Mexico was raiding Texas and Mexico said if the United States made Texas a state that they were going to go to war. The United States ignored Mexico, thus Mexico went to war against Texas. The battle of Alamo took place near the present day city of San Antonio.Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was the general for Mexico during the…

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    2) Battle of Gettysburg: This battle is considered one of the most important engagements in the Civil War. This battle resulted in over 50,000 casualties and went on for three days. General Robert E. Lee won over the Union forces at Chancellorsville in May, 1863, so he thought it to be fit to invade the North. In June, Lee began to send his troops northward. He headed up the Shenandoah valley, overran the union Garrison at Winchester and moved behind the Blue Ridge Mountains, which were used as…

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    Saving Private Ryan: Negative Argument Historical films matter, because for a lot of people, such films are where they get much of their knowledge of history from. After 300 came out, I noticed an increase in the number of my students who thought that Thermopylae was the reason the Persians lost that war, and Braveheart has certainly given people the idea that medieval Scots wore great kilts, when in reality the Scottish kilt is a late 16th century development. Small historical inaccuracies…

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    Gettysburg Address Thesis

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    abolish slavery and win the Civil War. Lincoln's trying to inspire the north to press on in the civil war, because it is the right thing to do. He shows resolve to stand behind the idea that slavery is wrong. Lincoln's speech following the important battle of Gettysburg, aims to be what inspires the people of the north to push on and put an end to this unjust war. Success was the result of the speech as Lincoln and the Union were able to push and win the war aside from the loss. Lincoln's speech…

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    James E. Crisp’s Sleuthing the Alamo: Davy Crockett’s Last Stand and Other Mysteries of the Texas Revolution details several important moments of the Texas Revolution. This would include: the speech Sam Houston gave at Refugio in 1836; the validity of the De la Peña Diary; Davy Crockett’s death and how he became an icon. Much to his surprise, Crisp found that many believed the speech Sam Houston had given at Refugio in 1836 had been riddled with anti-Mexican sentiments. Eugene Barker, a popular…

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    Minie Ball Battle

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    Ewell. Ewell came from Northern Virginia. He had lost his leg not too long before Gettysburg, in The Second Battle of Bull Run. That battle had occurred August 28th to August 30th, 1862. Ewell was filling in for Lee’s deceased last Lieutenant, Stonewall Jackson who died in battle. He had big shoes to full, he had Union soldiers running from him and his soldiers. At this time in the battle, the Union army had 9,000 casualties. The Federals were retreating but they were being fired at. At about…

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    Sparta Strengths

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    subject. The Peloponnesian wars are an important turning point for Sparta in their struggle to maintain their impressive appearance to the other Greek poleis. Athens was known for its impressive naval power, whilst Sparta dominated in the land based battles. The Archidamian war, the first in many wars involving Sparta, Athens and their allies, appears to have begun due to the Spartans feeling threatened by Athens' increasing power. As a polis now known for its strength and military prowess,…

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    Lincoln’s Transcendental Address In Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America, Garry Wills discusses the influence that the transcendentalist movement had on Lincolns Gettysburg Address. The transcendentalist movement was brought about from the idea of transcendentalism; everyone has equal knowledge of themselves and the world beyond that, relating to what people see, hear, touch and feel. Throughout Wills chapter, titled “The Transcendental Declaration”, Wills argues that Lincolns…

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