Army of the Potomac

Most bullets, while life changing, only directly impact a select few. Yet one would alter the fate of a country whose values were already being tested. Thousands shed their blood for two different visions of a better tomorrow, and just when the clouds had began to subside, bringing on a single shining ray, one more would suffer the transition between life and death. Despite this, his duties were not yet done, and there is still a wrenching hole that his works could have saved. For the parishes…

Joel Barlow and his Hatred of Napoleon In Joel Barlow’s “Advice to a Raven in Russia”, he makes several points that hint toward his anti-Napoleon agenda. He makes references to the lands Napoleon has ravaged along his path of destruction. Barlow uses a raven as a sort of mascot because a raven can fly over everything and not only see the damage that has been done to the land, but also the people that inhabited these lands. This poem was written in 1812, which was during the time of the ruthless…

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. When the Civil War began, The American Army doctors or health staff contained only the specialist general, thirty physicians, and eighty-three assistant specialists. Of all the specialists, only about twenty something people decided to go to the…

After the battle of Saratoga the British army would suffer a defeat that would incur both an embarrassing defeat and crippling blow when it came to the French entrance into the war. During the Southern Campaigns, the British could contribute their failure of the campaign based on an assumption that the Southern Colonies would provide a strong enough Loyalist volunteer pool to reinforce British regulars to render support against a French invading force, and avoid deploying reinforcements from…

the Potomac River. He ends up dying in front of his child, sacrificing himself so that way the Enclave (a group technologically advanced super soldiers who have asserted themselves as the new American government, and have an affinity for violently stopping anyone who opposes their ways or are not purely “human”). The game…

Preface: The Generation 1. According to Ellis’ preface, what is so phenomenal about the founding of the United States? - The founding of the United States is very phenomenal because it won against the strongest army and navy of Great Britain because Britain didn’t fight to its full potential. If Britain had fought to its full potential then, the history would have taken a very different turn. Founding of United States is also very remarkable because its republic survived even though some of…

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…

In may 1863 the Union Army seiged to the city to sarve the confederates. It was successful and on July 4, 1863 30,000 confederates left Vicksburg and surreneded. The battle of Gettysburg where another group of rebels had lost and the confederact seemed as though it had no chance…

Brandon Pelaez English : Book Report December 8 , 2015 Chasing Lincoln’s Killer This story is about the twelve day manhunt for John Wilkes Booth . The story takes place in Washington , everyone in the city is celebrating the fall of Richmond and the surrender of Robert Lee . There is always parties going on because of the recent events that have happened and John Wilkes Booth is sick of it. He can’t stand it anymore , he has…

Part I - Finding five more sources that relate to your teaching unit. A-Describe each in a few sentences to a paragraph--what is the main information in the source? How is this useful to your unit? 1. http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/time/explore/main.html This website contains information about the history of Ancient and provides me with a timeline of important events, people and objects that occurred during a specific dynasty or period. It even provides specific information an important people…