Army of Northern Virginia

to fight the better organized, better funded, and far more powerful British Army. Espionage, counterintelligence and clandestine operations were vital in order to compete with the world superpower. “Washington recruited and ran a number of agents, set up spy rings, devised secret methods of reporting, analyzed the raw intelligence gathered by his agents, and mounted an extensive campaign to deceive the British armies.” Likewise, the Americans utilized double agents, coordinated sabotage…

state of nature and connect these ideas to modern works such as Lord of The Flies. Louis P. Pojman, the author, was a Professor of Philosophy at the United States Military Academy, has won numerous research and teaching awards such as the Burlington Northern Award, and has authored or edited over 100 articles and 30 books. The chapter “Why Do We Need Morality” talks of how civilization broke down in Lord of The Flies and that the young boys returned to their natural state. Pojman uses the work…

upon the rendered opportunity of engaging in combat against the South. Further complementing this posed notion, the large influx of volunteers furthermore reveals the primary reason behind why several individuals were altogether denied entry into the army. In brief, an exuberant response captures the essence of Lincoln’s offer to enlist in the Union…

The expansion of the frontier pushed Native American people out of their native lands, and continuously forced them back until opportunistic settlers seized and further occupied the lands. Cather grew up in Virginia and moved to Nebraska when she was eight years old in 1884 with her father, always fascinated by her immigrant neighbors (Cather 499). When she entered university in _____, she began exploring her zeal for writing, and eventually published her first novel, ___. Within this time, she…

macro level with the levels being distinguishable from one another due to their differing perspectives Crystal Sheree Hamilton was a 29-year old mother, wife, daughter and victim of domestic abuse. On February 27, 2016 in Prince William County, Northern Virginia, Crystal was shot…

In the founding of America, the founding fathers formed much of the structure that America is based on today.. In the word today we still follow the same Federal system that the Americans used in the 1800. There have been many Supreme Court cases that have left an impact but none have left quit the impact that the Dred Scott versus Sanford left. The Supreme Court was founded in 1789 under the Judiciary Act of 1789. The Judiciary Act, signed by President George Washington, stated in the…

people during reconstruction era but it was not a big success. During Civil war, Jefferson was elected as Governor of Virginia which helped him to come on power and Lincoln was considered for presidency which he eventually won because of popular votes from south and his determination to prevent disunion of states. His determination of abolishing slavery gave him more votes for the army than anyone else. The Federal government proved itself supreme over the states. After the Civil war was over…

Americas while in search for a quicker water route to Asia. Afterwards, several countries such as the Dutch, Spanish and English explored North America’s interior. Soon the English founded colonies and in 1607 the first successful colony, Jamestown (in Virginia), was founded. Others had came soon after, such as Massachusetts (the Puritans), Pennsylvania (the Quakers), Maryland (the Catholics), New York, the Carolinas, and New Jersey. Britain used the new resources and industrial opportunities…

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…

The Union capital, Washington, D.C. was located south of the Mason – Dixon line so there were many Southern sympathizers in Washington. (Axelrod 43). It is interesting that the Confederate government chose Richmond, Virginia as its capital. Richmond is located slightly over one hundred miles from Washington, D.C. One can theorize that this was intentional so its spies/agents could keep a better eye on things in Washington. However, this worked both ways since the Union…