Confederacy

stating propositions made by other historians, along with their arguments and sources, as to why the Confederacy lost the Civil War. Most of these arguments pointed to lack of desire, or commitment for independence. These historians made their proposals by working backwards from the surrender of the South to the beginning of war. Gallagher’s argument is that a majority of citizens in the Confederacy had the will and determination to fight for independence to the bitter end. He applies doubt…

the last Civil war ships, The CSS Shenandoah. In John Baldwin and Ron Powers’ book, Last Flag Down, the final span of the war ship Shenandoah’s life is brought into play and the efforts of the crew to keep it alive are put to the test. When the Confederacy began slipping and falling prey to the Union’s overwhelming power, a Confederate States Navy Lieutenant Commander strives to claim this warship as his own, along with Captain William Conway Whittle. With these men and what little crew they…

In the Massachusetts 54th African-Americans dealt with many hardships thought out there time spent fighting. The Massachusetts 54th dealt with many hardships and challenges. The Massachusetts 54th was the first all black regiment to fight in the civil war for the Union. They were first formed in 1862, however they did not see combat until a couple of years latter. Many of the black troops that served in the Massachusetts 54th decided to join up because they wanted to prove that they were equal…

(Doc A). However, this land was largely disputed over after the war. As colonists started expanding westward into the newly claimed territory, the natives that resided there began to get angry. As stated in a speech by a member of the Iroquois Confederacy prior to the war, “Your People daily settle on these Lands… We must insist on your Removing them, as you know they have no Right to settle” (Doc B). Previously allied with the French, who they viewed favorably, the Native Americans were not…

The Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy states this principle eloquently: “In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations.” The film shows only three generations affected by the atomic bombs, but viewers can speculate how the bombings…

Civil War, the South had depleted a great deal of its resources, and Georgia, “the heart of the Confederacy,” had been demolished in Sherman’s March to the Sea. During Sherman’s march, railroads, industry, crops, the city of Atlanta, and anything else that came along the Union troops’ path was destroyed. In addition, Confederate currency was worth very little, and almost everyone in the former Confederacy had transferred to this money. In order for people to make profits, they had to make…

The American Civil War was fought by the United States, the Union, and the CSA, the Confederacy. The war was in the beginning thought to be short and simple. However, after countless battles and lives lost the battle dragged on. The CSA had a disadvantage from the beginning. Since the Union was supplied by the crops in the North and Industry in the North. The CSA was low in supplies, resources, food, and weapons. They also did not have the proper fighting styles or intelligence for different…

increasingly militaristic view of a coming war. Southerners were concerned that abolitionists would sabotage new slave settlements in the west, which increased hostilities between the north and the South. In this manner, the rationale for a southern Confederacy became a more realistic goal, since the federal government was essentially making it a “first-come/first-serve” style of territorial expansion. This only encouraged a feeling of distrust of southerners for abolitionists, which galvanized…

begin until 13th to 15th century with the arrival of the Bantu people. The Bantu who immigrated to the area made significant contributions with the creation of a centralized governmental system. In 1480, the Maravi Confederacy was created. During the next two centuries, this confederacy would spread its influence throughout many parts of southern and central Malawi and at one time its system of government influenced parts of Zambia and Zimbabwe. The area prospered agriculturally, due to more…

The Robert E. Lee Monument and the passage from the United Daughters of the Confederacy shared a similar type of audience, namely both sources were looked at solely by Confederate followers which was likely a significant method of unification for the South. The postcard of Lee exhibited the great pride felt by Confederate supporters…