Battle of Fort Sumter

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    shots were fired at Fort Sumter that signaled the start of the nation’s Civil War that would last four long treacherous years. The war included many battles fought between the North and the South that would later determine the end of the war. Men’s lives were changed as they were drafted into the war, along with the women because they now had to take on their man’s role. As the war advanced so did the weapons, becoming more efficient and easier to use. The war begins and battles were fought,…

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    Essay On Unjust Civil War

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    war was an unjust was is that civilians are being attacked. “ As the military conflict escalated into a total war in which traditional separation of civilians and military disappeared, some civilians hid in the cellars when their communities became battle ground” ( Jean beaked). That’s when the civil war became a total war civilian communities were being attacked. The civilians were involved in the war in order for the war to be a just war civilians should not be targeted. In additionally…

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    The First Battle of Bull Run was not only a prelude to the way the Civil War would unfold but it highlighted the importance of intelligence and sound judgment. Bull Run, also known as the First Manassas, was the deadliest ground battle the United States had seen in any war up to that point (McDonald, 1999). The battle came after eleven southern states seceded from the union and pushed out union troops from Fort Sumter, South Carolina. The key mistakes made by the Federalist, Union Army, led…

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    After seceding from the Union, Confederates attacked the fort, demanding the Union to surrender it because the fort was located on their territory. Fort Sumter symbolizes the broken peace between the South and North as they lose their unison as a country and go into war. The Confederate’s rebellion challenged Abraham Lincoln to decide on the starvation of his…

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    American Civil War Essay

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    American Civil War – Gowtham Venkatachalam The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. The American civil war was the bloodiest war in American history which wiped out 3% of the USA’s population. The civil war was an unintended, but fortunate war that granted some of the freedoms that the United States has come to symbolize. (World to text…

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    The Civil War began with the battle at Fort Sumter. “On April 10, 1861, knowing that resupplies were on their way from the North to the federal garrison at Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, provisional Confederate forces in Charleston demanded the fort’s surrender” (historynet.com). As the Fort Sumter’s commander refused to do so, Confederate cannons open fired on April 20. The following day, the fort’s…

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    A decision established in 34 days embarked a conflict that lasted four years. On November of 6, of 1860 Lincoln was elected president of the United States. This action gave southern states a feeling of being erased and forgotten from the newly founded government, since the presidential party ran mostly on anti-slavery programs. On December 20, 1860 South Carolina succeed from the Union and not far behind were 10 other states (Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas,…

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    The Battle of Gettysburg was a very bloody battle that changed America. But was the Battle of Gettysburg the turning point of the Civil War? The Civil War started in the spring of 1861 and ended in 1865. It began mainly because of the differences between the North and the South. The South wanted slavery to expand, while the North wanted to abolish slavery. After years of conflict the South seceded. The War broke out after the shelling of Fort Sumter. When Confederate soldiers told the fort…

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    Civil War. Where? Lee was a native of Virginia, and he served in many of the Confederate states. Why? Lee was one of the most influential people to help the Confederates in the Civil War, making several riskful moves in the war. His daring moves in battles makes him an interesting person to study and learn about. William T. Sherman Who? William Tecumseh Sherman was raised by Senator Thomas Ewing after Sherman’s father died when Sherman was nine years old.…

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    Glory Themes

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    through. However, three scenes best depict the experience of the war for the regiment: when Colonel Shaw reads the proclamation from the Confederate Congress, when Corporal. Thomas Searls is shot in a small fight, and when Col. Shaw volunteers to Fort Sumter. These three scenes best portray Glory’s theme of the willingness the regiment had to fight and compassion they possessed for their cause.…

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