Battle of Fort Sumter

Common Goals: Make America Great Again George Shaw once said, “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” Progress and social advancement is something that is constantly happening, Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass were two people that fought for the end of slavery. Douglass was more focused on making everyone equal, while Lincoln was more focused on uniting the nation as a whole and keeping us together. A back and forth…

the fact that it was and still is very difficult to pinpoint exactly what went wrong. In fact, historians still have trouble with this. Some hard facts historians do know is that was during the American Civil War, during one of the deadliest battles, the Battle of Gettysburg. It is also known that there was so much build up to the eventual execution of the charge. For example, there were two full days of brutal fighting right before Lee ordered the charge. Even though Lee had the final call,…

By April 1861 the Confederates fired first on Fort Sumter where the Unions were in control ar Charleston Bay, South Carolina. Lincoln brought Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas into the Confederacy. In 1861 West Virginia separated from the state Virginia. Slavery was still present in Missouri…

The Civil War: Harriet Tubman’s Fight in Freedom The United States was still such a young country, not even a full century old, when the Civil War broke out. The U.S. had banded together and became independent of Britain, and now were on to face separate ideas and morals within their nation. Many people from both the north and the south would have a great impact in the Civil War and the outcome it would have on the future of the United States. One such person was Harriet Tubman, a…

You may have known that African Americans fought in the Civil War. But do the you know the man who convinced Abraham Lincoln to make this decision? Robert Smalls, a ship pilot and sea captain, took control of a Confederate transport ship and sailed himself, his crew, and his family to freedom. Afterwards, he fought in the Civil War and became it’s first African-American hero.
 Robert Smalls was born on April 5, 1839 in Beaufort, South Carolina. At first, Smalls had an easy life and didn’t…

rich man 's war, and a poor man 's fight.” The Civil War The Civil War was the bloodiest war ever fought by Americans, and against fellow Americans. Several horrific battles highlighted America’s most gruesome history such as the Battles of Antietam and Gettysburg which drastically raised the body count due to the desperate battle plans and attacks carried out by hundreds to thousands of men sent to their deaths on suicide runs. The bloodshed and pain of the Civil War, furthered by errors in…

American Civil War, also called, war between the states, war for four years (1861-1865) between the United States and 11 Southern states that secession from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America. The Civil War was a war to preserve the Union, which was the United States. Since the beginning of the Constitution, there were two different views on the role of the federal government. Federalists believed that the federal government and the executive needed to maintain their power…

1861 was the start to the bloodiest war in American history. Battles such as Antietam, Bull Run, and Gettysburg were fought ultimately ending the Civil War with a Northern victory. There were many things that led to the war such as Abraham Lincoln’s election, Fort Sumter, and various rebellions. All of these causes led to the war itself and many effects. For example, 618,000 troops were killed, the thirteenth amendment was ratified in 1865 ending slavery, and the South was destroyed and in need…

South Carolina South Carolina, also known as the Palmetto State, has a history that dates back to the beginning of the country. Its large cities, universities, mountains, and beaches bring visitors every year. Many important people have influenced the state, and even the country. South Carolina is an important state to this nation. South Carolina was one of the original thirteen colonies, yet its history dates back to 1633. Royal nobles were sent by King Charles I to explore and settle the…

George Washington. In 1815 they served under Andrew Jackson in New Orleans against the British. CIVIL WAR It was not until the Civil War that there was a large number of African Americans in the military. When the Confederates attacked Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, many African Americans wanted to join the Union army. Sometime in 1862 Colonel Higginson from Massachusetts was given command of the First Regiment of South Carolina Volunteers. They were the first United States regimen…