Army of Northern Virginia

one of the first permanent English colonies in the Americas. Smith left home at the age of 16. He left because of his father’s death. After leaving home, Smith joined the fight against the Dutch for independence. Two years after enrolling for the army, Smith boarded a merchant ship and…

by white women was necessary to support the Union and Confederate armies. In particular, the support of Southern women was crucial. The Southern states had less preparation and resources: they had fewer men, a smaller manufacturing and mining sector, and not as much money as the Union states. To solve the smaller number of men, women in the South used shame and positive reinforcement to induce as many men as possible to join the army. Surprisingly, even the government understood the women’s…

The battle strained into May 18 into July 3-4, a 47 day siege that was stationed by commander John C. Pemberton. Both armies clashed again and again throughout, with the confederates being given the loose end of the stick. Where they lost at Champion…

“We are not going to allow this symbol to divide us along longer. … The fact that it causes so [much] pain is enough to move it from capitol grounds. It is after all a capitol that belongs to all of us.” (Ewell, Zach. Newsmax. Fri. 31, Jul, 2015. (http://nws.mx/2vpRowv) South Carolina governor Nikki Haley quoted this in a speech, calling for the removal of the confederate flag. In today’s era, an abundance of Americans is divided over this issue. You are either against the confederate…

relieved of his duty with the Seventh Army. When he assumed the role of Commander of the Third Army. His Third Army broke through into northern France and was pursing Nazi Forces. In 1954 Patton led his army into Germany while getting his hands on 10,000 miles of Nazi territory and insure it was out of Nazi control. General Patton was removed from control of the Third Army in the later month of 1945. In October of 145 after being relieved from his duty of the Third Army he relaxed. Sadly at…

trade or commerce, enforce treaties, draft soldiers or enforce tax collection from the states to pay off national debt. Congress couldn’t even force the states to uphold its laws. There was no national currency, national court system or national army or navy. Congress didn’t have the power to raise funds, even to help pay for action against border aggressions by the British and Spanish. Articles were very difficult to amend and laws were difficult to pass, both leading to long delays on…

politics, and American Law. In the 1800’s, unlike the northern part of the country, southern states underwent slavery. The Dred Scott case was a case that dealt specifically with slavery; the case began with a slave wanting freedom for he and his family. Like most slaves Dred Scott was born into slavery, in 1799 and didn’t get out until Emancipation Day. Dred Scott was born in Virginia to a slave master by the name of Dr. Emerson, an army surgeon. His current owner had taken him for many…

and eighteenth centuries and declared independence in 1776 and formed the United States. The English were the ones who founded the first permanent settlement in America in 1607. Colonization of North America began in 1607, it began in Jamestown, Virginia. This colony was named after King James I, who was the English king. Many of the colonists who settled in the New World came to escape religious persecution and poverty. The colonists thought coming to America they would be able to seek…

Between 1781 to 1789, the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with the basis of government. Unfortunately, the government put forth by the Articles of Confederation failed to be an effective one due to the limits of power it imposed on Congress. Congress was denied several vital duties including being able to tax the states directly, enforce treaties and regulate trade. The powers denied to Congress made it too weak, and as a result an ineffective government. Under the…

The Civil War is something in American history that is held at a different standard than most things. It’s the one and only time we have ever fought against ourselves. The outcome of this war changed history forever. Have you ever imagined what our country would be like if the South would’ve defeated the North? In How the South Could Have Won the Civil War, Bevin Alexander explains that the South made a lot of fatal errors that cost them the war and if they hadn’t of made these errors, they…