Confederate States of America

between Northern and Southern States. The issue of states’ rights became a secondary cause for the Civil War. Southern politicians like John C. Calhoun contended that the states should be able to protect the institution of slavery by canceling out any laws that the Federal Government tried to pass that were unconstitutional. The issue of state’s rights as the cause of the Civil War is further seen in the South, which still held onto the idea of a loose confederation of states as written in the…

the unification of the United States after the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln rose in political status from Illinois State Legislature in the 1830’s, to U.S. House Representative in 1846, and eventually elected presidency in 1860. He was able to effectively repesent the Republican Party and create a unity, which seemed superior to the crippiling Democratic Party. South Carolina seceded from the Union with six other dep southern states over the slave debate for the new states. During Lincoln’s first…

The Civil War was one of the bloodiest wars in the history of the nations, this war not only shaped the nation, but it changed the face of America by abolishing slavery. Tension began to rise in the territories whether or not to permit slavery west of Mississippi, this became controversial because both the North and the South viewed this in a different perspective. The South was pro-slavery and they believed that it maintained their economy. Slaves helped them cultivate the land and made it…

From April 12th 1861, Americans, both Union and Confederate, were exposed to an astonishing number of grueling and terrible scenes on the fields of battle. Fueled by personal belief and strong pride in their states and organizations, these men were subject to a incalculable amount of moral and ethical dilemmas. Constantly harassed by the guerrilla warfare, characterized by ambushes, surprise raids, and irregular styles of combat of the Confederate army, it’s Partisan Rangers, and un-uniformed…

as George Washington, Lee tried to cross the Potomac River in Virginia. Tens of thousands of men were either captured, wounded, or killed just on the Confederate side during the Battle of Antietam. Then, in early May of 1864, the Battle of the Wilderness began. The Army of the Potomac, led by General Ulysses Grant, made a bloody attack on Confederate Forces. Lee was restrained and taken away by his men after one of his own men was wounded by his forces. Finally, on April 2nd, 1865, Lee gave up…

Lincoln during the 1860s, however he was abe-le to win the Civil War. From the years 1861 to 1865, a Civil War broke out in America resulting in the death of approximately 620,000 Americans. The American Civil War, which many believed was solely caused by slavery, was a battle between the Union states and the Confederate states. The Confederate states seceded from the United States in order to preserve slavery. Although slavery was a major part of the war, it was not the sole factor. If slavery…

document declared that from January 1, 1963 and onwards, all slaves in the Confederate states are thereby free. Though the Union had no political rights to make such a proclamation, this declaration was important not only for putting the Union on the morale “high-ground,” but also transforming the war to preserve the United States of America into a campaign to end slavery in all the territory formally under the United States Constitution. Upon investigating Abraham Lincoln’s past political…

fought in July 1863, was a Union victory that stopped Confederate General Robert E. Lee's second invasion of the North. More than 50,000 men fell as casualties during the 3-day battle, making it the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg was the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought in North America. During the first three days of July 1863, the Union Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia turned a small town in…

influenced the North and South’s perceptions of the United States. This book examines how the Civil War actually fits into a general pattern of revolution where the nation developed into another form that would mature through modern history and how global events aided in the development of divisions and formation of the new Union. During the Civil War, the North and the South stood firm for both of their causes and their beliefs. The United States had always admired Europe for their goals,…

is defined as being courteous and kind, but none of this existed from 1861-1865 as war raged in America. Over six hundred thousand people were killed in a war that was rooted in insurrection and rebellion. This war was violent gruesome, and filled with hatred for the other side. It was a modern war fought in the realm of antiquity. Somehow the cultural schisms between the Northern and Southern states grew so large that Americans not only lost their shared national identities, but also in some…