Battle of Santiago de Cuba

seven years of being the governor he was appointed the Marquis of one of the richest territories of the New World, but he would never have much power again. Cortes never lost his sense of adventure and continued to go on expeditions and fight in battles until he died of pleurisy at the age of 62. Hernan…

The African American regiments made u 10 percent of the Union army. They fought in 449 engagements and 39 were considered major battle. Jefferson Davis decided to increase the fortification of Richmond. Davis had 4,500 African Americans drafted in October of 1862 to help do the work. The role the African Americans played the Civil War is often forgotten. The Southern slave owners…