Army of Northern Virginia

territory into two so he could gain the south support. So he decides the citizens who have the most power should decide whether they wanted their territories to become aslavestate or not. This brought extreme criticism from the Whigs party and the northern democrat, who wanted to keep the Missouri compromise line. Aftermonths of debating it was made into a law. The act separated Nebraska and Kansas. This act was to reverse the Missouri compromise of 1820 which banned slavery to enter the north…

many aspects of sovereignty, but were not completely self-sufficient, and as a whole the colonies did not have a common goal in mind, meaning they were not united. Colonies such as Massachusetts were close to being sovereign while colonies such as Virginia were more tied to England. However, no single colony exhibited all aspects of sovereignty, as well as the colonies as a whole. Although the colonies in America were not sovereign, they tended to think they were which began to lead to conflicts…

The American Revolution was inevitable because it was caused by various events that Great Britain forced upon the new thirteen colonies. The Civil war was also inevitable because the north and south wanted the nation run under different government and state rules. The difference between a Civil war and a revolution is that a Civil war is a war between states with in a country. A revolution is a profound change in society and the social structure, especially when made suddenly and is followed by…

John Brown was white abolitionist who believed the only way to defeat the evil slave society of the South was through violence. He invaded Harpers Ferry, Virginia on October 16, 1859 with a mere twenty one men. He failed in his attempt at slave insurrection and was captured by Colonel Robert E. Lee and eventually hung for treason.. Although he had failed, it caused an uproar in the North and South. Many Northerners disagreed with John Brown’s raid first, but as they became more united in their…

Slavery started during the beginning of the 17thc, during these period slaves were transported from Africa to North America, which was a colony situated in Jamestown in Virginia, the event took place in 1619 to be precise. The slaves were taken to assist in producing profitable…

and devastated the Confederates. Sherman than marched to the sea after burning 1/3 of Atlanta and leaving with about 62,000 troops. He started his 285 mile trek from Georgia to the Atlantic Coast. Sherman 's march was the first movement of a large army going such a distance without a complete supply line. The march had a lasting impact on the civilian population emotionally and psychologically. A path of…

For Camp Douglass the camp went through many different leaders. Most of them consisting of mostly Colonel’s in the army Camp Douglass saw multiple change in hands. These changes in hands lead to one problem in Camp Douglass. With the Colonel’s constantly on the move to various camps, or even to the front the Camp never really got consistency. While the Camp did have…

On the other hand, George Washington was born on February 22nd, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, and to a family of prosperous farmers. He began his infamous career as a professional surveyor in 1749 at the age of 17 years, and very quickly, was appointed Surveyor of Culpeper County, Virginia, his first public office. In 1752, he joined the colonial militia. Washington became involved in the beginning of the French and Indian War (Also known…

Operation Paperclip; the US’s special forces operation was to find and track down Nazi researchers. On May 2, 1945, many of the engineers surrendered to the American and Allied forces. However, the Soviets started to invade Western Germany; the Red Army swept through top secret bases and facilities. The Russians found and “possessed only a handful of workable V-2s, and they made excellent use for them.” (Hardesty, 29) The United States needed to catch up to the Russian upper atmosphere research,…

life of Monday or Tuesday...[but] life is not a series of gig lamps symmetrically arranged; life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the end.’ Virginia Woolf, Modern Fiction (1919) In her critical writings, Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was an ardent advocate of literature as an expression of inner experience, an experience that draws from the minutiae of everyday events to create something meaningful to us. When discussing…