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American Civil War, also called, war between the states, war for four years (1861-1865) between the United States and 11 Southern states that secession from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America. The Civil War was a war to preserve the Union, which was the United States. Since the beginning of the Constitution, there were two different views on the role of the federal government. Federalists believed that the federal government and the executive needed to maintain their power…

Treue der Union by: Matt Whelan German Teacher: Ms. Sarah Smith James E. Taylor High School Katy, Texas In the tiny Texas town of Comfort stands the Treue der Union monument. This monument marks the burial ground for the 35 German Texan Union loyalists killed by Confederate forces during the Civil War. The Treue der Union monument may be the most interesting piece of German history in Texas. As Frank Kiel (292) points out in his article debunking several inflated claims about the monument, it…

The Civil War is the deadliest war this country has had to endure. It pitted the North versus the South over the issues of slavery and preservation of the Union. Families were literally torn apart as some members supported the Union while others supported the Confederacy. Divided loyalties among such close relatives made espionage a near certainty throughout the war. This paper will examine why there were spies, who they were, how they operated, and their contributions to the war effort. During…

lot of attention everywhere. So the question is, do the benefits of hydraulic fracturing outweigh the consequences? Although fracking seems quite recent, its history can be followed all the way back to 1862 before a battle in the Civil War in Fredericksburg, VA. Colonel Edward Roberts blowing up bullets in a well that blocked a battlefield. He evolved it into something he called superincumbent…

services onto the battlefields and in the field hospitals. She tended to the injured in the following battles: First Battle of Bull Run, Second Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Harpers Ferry, Battle of South Mountain, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Fairfax Station, Battle of Chantilly, Battle of Charleston, Battle of Petersburg, and the Battle of Cold Harbor (American Red…

The Army of the Potomac was one of the main Union land forces. In July of 1861 the Union suffered a great loss at the battle of Bull Run. This resulted in General George B. McClellan being appointed as leader of the Union forces in and around Washington D.C. McClellan then created an army, this was known as the Army of the Potomac. This army would have many different commanders through its span of the Civil War. General George B. McClellan was the creator and commander of the Army of the…

Play-Based Curriculum In early childhood education, there are different methods that can be used when teaching the curriculum. Two approaches of teaching the curriculum include play-based and subject-based curriculum (Downey & Garzoli, 2007). A play-based curriculum approach to teaching revolves around teaching the curriculum through play. In order for this to occur, the classroom is usually set up with centers where children are allowed to roam the room and play. Within these centers, a…

professor at his Alma Mater. Chamberlain’s love for his country and interest in the military led him to contacted Maine’s governor asking if he could fight in the war (JC Biography 1). Colonel Chamberlain and his regiment fought in the Battle of Fredericksburg and he succeeded, because while commanding his regiment, he did not lose many men. Due to an outbreak of smallpox within his regiment, Chamberlain and his men were unable to join forces in the Battle of Chancellorsville (Joshua Lawrence…

The small market town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, with a population of 2,400, recently hosted the latest battle of the Civil War. This battle was fought July 1-3, 1863. The Battle of Gettysburg is thought of as the most important clash of the Civil War. The Confederate’s casualties totalled to 28,000 out of 75,000 and the Union’s casualties totalled to 23,000/88,000. 160,000 people were involved. In Rappahannock, 866 Federals were killed and 523 Confederates killed with thousands of rebel…

The American Civil War The American Civil War was a crucial point in American history that affected the development of America. The Civil War defined what the nation was going to become in the future. It was a war the pitted brother against brother and father against son. It started on April 12, 1861 and lasted four long years until it finally ended on April 9, 1865. The Civil War was the bloodiest war in American history, causing the loss of 625,000 lives. This statistic does not include the…