Confederate States Army

soldiers who escaped from Confederate prison camps. A man named Butler, the owner of the orchard, had threatened peach-seeking soldiers with the dogs. The 22nd, 28th Iowa regiments had been encamped on Shultzer’s Hill with another Iowa regiment, the 24th, since May 19. This high ground…

sparked with enthusiasm. In short, it brings the most glorious of times and the worst; thousands of human beings dead, families and nations left grieving, and beliefs shattered like glass – all the aftermath of a brutal, hard-fought war. The United States of America, considered one of the greatest nations of all-time, was not-so united at one point. In fact, throughout the mid-1800’s the whole nation was divided over a single lingering issue – slavery. That massively-inhumane issue…

During the referendum, Cooke County voted 221 to 137 against secession. Most citizens of the county accepted the results of the referendum. However, tensions aroused when the Confederate Congress passed the Conscription laws exempting certain slaveholders and overseers from service. Unionist feared “they might be forced to die for a cause they did not believe in while some slaveholders would not even have to fear the draft.”…

resistance outside of Milledgeville in the town of Griswoldsville, Sherman’s 1,500 troops got rushed by 2,000 Confederate forces, eventually the remaining live Confederate forces left the battlefield to the Union forces leaving the path open for the assault on the Capitol. On the march to the Capitol…

holding lanterns stood outside in grey uniforms. The tallest man spoke first. “Are you Mr. Stevens?” he said. “Yes, sir,” answered Ezekiel. “You are to come with us. All male citizens of Richmond Virginia over 16 are commanded to fight for the confederate army.” Ezekiel stood confused. “Sir don’t I have the right not to fight? My father’s gone and I have a family to look after.” exclaimed Ezekiel. “You’d be a fool of a boy if you didn’t. You don’t have much of a…

Three brigades near Pigeon Hill, Little Kennesaw and Big Kennesaw was the main assault force of the Army of Tennessee. On the right was Lightburn’s Brigade on his left, attacking the northern side of Burnt Hickory Road against the slopes of Pigeon Hill was Smith’s brigade. On Smith’s Left was Walcutt’s brigade that was aiming for the ground between Pigeon Hill and Little Kennesaw. These three brigades consisted of a total of 5500 men. The Day before the battle Smith’s division had camped…

deadly precision and effect on target. Delivering multiple Confederate wounded or dead with each round of Grape Shot fired. The effects of accurate artillery fire combined with the terrain began to close the 400 yard gap between General Pickett and General Pettigrew. With the bunching up of troops in General Pickett’s and General Pettigrew’s Divisions, General Hunt’s artillery was all the more effective. At The Fence Crossing the entire Confederate axis of advance was Emmitsburg Road.…

alive are put to the test. When the Confederacy began slipping and falling prey to the Union’s overwhelming power, a Confederate States Navy Lieutenant Commander strives to claim this warship as his own, along with Captain William Conway Whittle. With these men and what little crew they have, they plan to turn the war between the divided nation around, and take back the Confederate power. Before Whittle can accomplish this task, he must first learn more…

subjects to Gen. Robert E. Lee and Lt. Gen. James Longstreet from the Confederate side, and Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and Mj. Gen. John Buford from the Confederate, while also limiting his time frame starting June 29, 1863 and ending July 3, 1863. Splitting the novel into four sections, with each section being about one day, the author begins with June 29th, 1863, the day before the battle. Shaara begins with a Confederate hired spy named Harrison, who obtained helpful information about…

From the short story “Burning Bright,” by Ron Rash, an American poet, short story writer and novelist; writes one of his stories on “Lincolnites,” which is about a nineteen year old woman who defends her house from a Confederate soldier who wishes to take some precious items which the farm needs to survive. In this story, Ron Rash uses symbolism to express the meaning to something which is beyond its literal sense, he uses irony to say one thing when it actually means another, and he uses the…