Early morning yesterday, April 6, 1862, nearly 44,000 Confederate soldiers lead by Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston attacked unsuspecting Union soldiers at ground near the log church Shiloh Meeting House at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River under cover of surrounding forest. The Confederate offensive drove surprised Federal forces from their camps, nearly triumphing over Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s command of 40,000. Federals refused to surrender and Rebels soon became disorganized; by afternoon, Union soldiers had definitively and heroically established a battle line at the sunken road, known as the “Hornet’s Nest.” Rebel attacks were unsuccessful until massed artillery helped Confederates gain the upper hand as they surrounded Union…
The Importance of the Civil War The Civil War in 50 Objects, by Henry Holzer and the New-York Historical Society, is a collection of fifty primary sources, varying in type and format. Each of these objects is accompanied by a description of the source, as well as a story which establishes the source in the proper context in history. Through the sources Holzer shows the importance of the Civil War, especially for the people who lived through it. The Civil War transformed the United States in many ways, bringing lasting change to our nation, and establishing the war as important to everyone in the country, even up to today.…
Giavanna Hunt Mrs. Schools APUSH 18 December 2017 Antietam Book Review Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam by James McPherson September 17, 1862 is remembered as the bloodiest day in American history. On this fateful day during the American Civil War, Union and Confederate soldiers clashed in Sharpsburg, Maryland along the Antietam Creek. In total, approximately 23,000 American lives were lost on this gory day, including 12,400 Union soldiers and 10,300 Confederate soldiers. Although the Union claimed this battle as their victory, the Americans on both sides suffered great losses that changed the course of the Civil War and altered American history. In choosing to read this book, I knew that I would gain a greater understanding of the military strategies and actions performed by both the Rebels and the Yankees.…
The article was written by Richard C. Brown had many major figures in his article they were General Emory Upton, General William Sherman. The reasons why they are important to us because, General Emory Upton was looked upon as a great military soldier and a brilliant student of military science which helped him develop his tactics that would change the way we fight our enemies of today. Because of General Emory Upton became a great leader, he inspired everyone else that was involved in this article. General William Sherman had many battles underneath his belt and helped General Emory Upton about government systems and how to improve their armies by traveling around the world (Brown, R. (1953). General Emory Upton-The army’s Mahan.…
“War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.” – General William Sherman Throughout the expansive, harrowing history of war, the surveillance and manipulation upon the enemy undoubtedly contributes in who becomes the victor.…
The book Secret Missions of the Civil War was about stories of spies in the American Civil War of the Confederate and Union states. This book is important for many reasons. This book tells stories of spies that helped the country become united. It also explained the results of the missions that they did and the influence that it had to the country. For example, a Union spy got information on the Confederate States suggesting that the Confederate Army were trying to get support from Europe to help the Confederate States fight the Civil War that they were in, so the Union states sent their navy to block the Confederate State’s coast.…
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.…
Deamber Negrete Mr. Hampton HIST-17A-F01 18 May 2018 The U.S. Civil War: Slavery’s Influence and Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation The U.S. Civil War, which occurred from 1861 to 1865, was deemed to be the bloodiest war in American history. It was between the United States and the Confederate States, which was comprised of the 11 Southern states that had seceded from them. When it comes to this war, the moral issue of slavery was the primary cause of it.…
How the Rebels Could Have Won Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg was the most influential turning point of the Civil War, and involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war. It is indisputable that regardless of the outcome, significant amounts of lives would have been lost in this unexpected battle between the Union and Confederate Armies. However, if certain intelligence factors were different, would there have been an alternative outcome to the battle? The objective of this paper is to dive into the Battle of Gettysburg and address some of the key points where communication was of the utmost importance to the success of either side.…
The Civil War, also known by those who fought in it as the “great war” (Ford, Ford, & University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1999, p.7, para.1), was a tumultuous time in American history: pitting the Union Army in the North against the Confederate Army of the South; waging brother against brother; even causing neighbors to take up arms against one another. With the first-hand accounts writings of soldiers (on both sides of the war), such as A.P. Ford (1999), a soldier fighting for the side of the Confederacy, letters sent by family members left behind on the home front such as those from Ford’s wife, Marion (1999), and even from diaries and personal writings of civilians such as Mrs. Collis (1997), wife of Union Army General Collis, who traveled alongside her husband’s unit for a period of the war,…
The Civil War was a pivotal time during not only the United States's history, but the rest of the world. Advancements in industries, writing, music, the medical field, artillery and women's rights were on the rise and the outcome of the war affected so many lives, and if it had ended differently, the world would have been a divergent place. Specific advances in the medical field like new ambulance systems, or systems for transporting the wounded, would be so widespread that they would be used in the early to mid 1900s in World War I and II. The impact of new types of uniforms and the limited amount of protection they provide would be responsible for the amount of injured soldiers, and people like Jonathan Letterman, William Hammond, and Clara…
In the 1860s, there was neither a doctor nor even nurse that had yet come up or establishes biology and was semi dumb of the causes and reasons of such diseases in the 1860s. In the Civil War doctors went too medical school for only about two or four years more of school. Now in the Civil War time period medical improvements were so little, they practically wasn’t there at all, and that goes the same for doctors. The medicine time in the 1860s was the new start of the equipment that we use today. But in the 1860s doctors or nurses were known as specialists.…
The Civil War was a time of terrible social turmoil and bloodshed for the American people. However, it was also a time of great innovation and creation by both the Union and the Confederacy. As the intellectuals of the two sides invented better and more efficient ways to hasten the slaughter of their countrymen, the leadership of the Union and Confederacy lost no time in their application of these new arsenals. The Civil War is the war that has seen the greatest loss of American men, and the primary reason behind this is the creation of new weapons. Among the innovations responsible for the massive loss of life was the long range rifle, the Minie ball, railroads, the telegraph, and aerial reconnaissance.…
Through the years, numerous abolitionists worked fervently trying to free the enslaved peoples and end slavery. To some extent, they were successful in spreading the word against slavery. Unfortunately, many lost their lives while fighting for their cause because it was something different and most people back in that time did not like change at all. At least their work was not done in vain; their accomplishments were one of many issues that became a springboard for the federal government to pursue the Civil War (Shultz, 2104). Prior to the start of the Civil War the slaves were fighting for their freedom through unorthodox means.…
Introduction I. Attention Getter: Have you ever heard the name Lucky Lindy or the Lone Eagle? II. Thesis: Today I will be talking about the great American aviator Charles Lindbergh. III.…