Battle of Thermopylae

three years – three years of a war that wore down both sides of the nation, and Lincoln’s Union side severely needed confirmation of a turning point or a sighting of the end of the war. This was provided, albeit solemnly, after the outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg with a Confederate retreat and a semi-decisive Union victory after the disaster of the Confederate…

Battle of Gettysburg: Turning Point for the U.S. After Lee’s victory at the Battle of Chancellorsville,Virginia, in May 1863, Lee wanted to lead his Confederate army in their second invasion of the North the Gettysburg Campaign. Lee wanted to threaten Northern cities, weaken the North’s appetite for war and, especially win a major battle on Northern soil. Maj. Gen. Meade moved the Northern army between Lee and Washington D.C. When Lee found out the Meade was in Pennsylvania, Lee…

rhetorical features. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and Pericles’ Funeral Oration did share a variety of similar historical contexts, despite the large time frame separating the speeches. Each speech was given after a battle to honor the dead. Lincoln’s speech was presented after the bloody battle of Gettysburg while Pericles’…

The land we call home is no stranger to war. Unfortunately, it was all too common for families to become divided. It is even documented that President Lincoln’s wife had relatives battling one another. During the Battle of Gettysburg the Culp family from Pennsylvania and the Crittenden family from Kentucky experienced this division first hand. To them loyalty meant more than a line drawn on a map. Five generations of the Culp family lived in the small town of Gettysburg. Henry Culp was owner of…

The Civil War, a time that determined the independence and survival of the Union for the Confederacy. This particular war began in 1861 and lasted until 1865, many events occurred during these years. I read through three websites with tons of information over the Civil War soldiers, Gettysburg Address speech and Team of Rivals. The life of soldiers during the Civil War was quite interesting. Their life on camp had differences with Officers and Enlisted Men, one having more freedoms than the…

fail. The Battle of the Somme was a complete military blunder when the fight broke out on that dreadful July 1st morning in 1916, to when it ended on November 18th, 1916. Despite the fact that the French needed relief from the German’s at Verdun, the Somme Offensive was only supposed to be a short battle. What it turned into was a mass killing of numerous troops on both sides of the battle due to failed strategies and relentless pressure despite the death. Therefore, while the Battle of the…

Readers can also infer that there will be some type of battle or fight between Brutus, Cassius, Octavius, and Antony. The fates of Brutus and Cassius will just depend on whether they win the battle or not. Brutus may either become the leader of Rome or Antony may. Brutus and Cassius may be murdered or they may kill Octavius and Antony like they killed Caesar. Ultimately it all…

The Battle of Midway: Lessons Learned In the months following the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by the Empire of Japan, the United States found itself embroiled in conflict in two theaters of war; in Europe, North Africa, and the Atlantic as well as in the Pacific. Through the preceding years, the United States cautiously escalated its support for the Allied countries in the European theater with Anglo-American partnership programs such as the Lend-Lease Act and Destroyers…

The battle of Antietam was more than the bloodiest day in the history of the United States. In fact, without this battle, the states might not have been reunited during the Civil War. The battle of Antietam was the fundamental “turning point” in the war for three major reasons. First, the media attention the battle received changed the morale of the people drastically. Secondly, until this point, the war had not had a certain victor which was causing European countries to be indecisive as to if…

How are Cassius and Brutus similar to and different from each other? Cassius and Brutus both believe that Caesar will not be a fit king and needs to be killed. They differ in the reasons that they want to kill Caesar. Brutus believes that Caesar is becoming too ambitious, and he wants Caesar dead for the good of Rome. He believes that if Caesar becomes king then everyone will eventually become his slave and work for him. Cassius is becoming jealous of the power that Caesar is getting and he…