Battle of Antietam

he First Battle to be fought on the North side Also known as the confederate side, has taken place and has had a bloody loss of over 22,000 casualties with more to count. Not only has this battle been named, Battle of Antietam, it is also called Battle of Sharpsburg. The two men chosen to lead the armies were General Robert E. Lee head of the Confederate army and General McClellan leading the Union. It began with Lee looking to make Maryland a Southern state. He also wanted to make a big blow to…

In modern times and throughout history there are many individuals who were and are in a leadership role. One of these leaders was Abraham Lincoln. This paper intends to highlight some of the valuable qualities of Lincoln and how they shaped him into a leader. A number of the traits that will be explored are faith, honor and integrity, and the ability to listen. Upon examining history it becomes evident that one of the personal qualities that Lincoln possessed was faith. This faith guided…

Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and a leader of the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He delivered his famous “I have a Dream” speech, at the Lincoln Memorial on 28 August 1963 in order to call for an end of racism in the United States. In his speech Martin Luther King Jr. attempted to convince the majority white United States government to give African Americans equal rights through the use of biblical and historical allusions, alliterations, and imagery. King…

The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest day in American history. A battle so decisive, that it changed the course of the American Civil War. This battle brought the North a great victory and the South an utter defeat. Many lives were lost, up to 6,500 Union and Confederates on September 17, 1862, with many more wounded, with limbs and souls. The losses that day will be felt for many years to come. Many battles were fought between the North and South during the Civil War. There were…

Following up to the Civil War, Lee had grew a reputation as one of the best battle strategists of his generation. The Lincoln Administration offered Lee a spot as a general of the Union army in which Lee declined stating his loyalty to Virginia as the…

The article, referring to General Hooker’s participation during the Battle of Williamsburg, was intended to read “Fighting – Joe Hooker” but when printed it read…

The September 22, 1862, after the bloody victory of the Northerners in the Battle of Antietam, President Abraham Lincoln issued a first draft of the Emancipation Proclamation of the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) decreeing that all persons held as slaves in a state in rebellion against the United States would "henceforth and forever free" on 1 January 1863. This declaration marked a turning point in the war waged states of the United States of America: it was no longer a fight in the name of…

The theme of "O Captain! My Captain!" is that sacrifices have to be made in order to be successful and gain greatness. Elegy: somber toned poem, lament for the dead This poem is an Elegy in honor of Abraham Lincoln. Walt Whitman wrote this poem a little after Lincoln's assassination. This poem is a big metaphor because it is about a captain -Abraham Lincoln- and his crew -Lincoln's followers- obtaining their sought out prize-winning the civil war- but after getting what they want the captain…

The Horror Fiction novel called World War Z, is a book about an interviewer that catches stories from different places from around the world which forms into a giant story about the World War against this disease. The Plague starts slow and steady with not too many countries taking this threat into consideration. Overtime the Plague hits humanity when they least expected it, and drove the world into chaos. In Clarification, The reason the novel is called world war z is because it’s about the war…

Women can make a difference everywhere Women have always been rising to new levels each year. They accomplish things that people never thought they could do 50 years ago. Women have just ventured into a new task that has started great controversy in the United States. Women all over the US have been enlisting in the military, not just one branch but all of them. They have gone into the air force, to on the ground with marines. They have taken this on by storm and many people do not like how…