First Battle of Bull Run

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    The Army of the Potomac was one of the main Union land forces. In July of 1861 the Union suffered a great loss at the battle of Bull Run. This resulted in General George B. McClellan being appointed as leader of the Union forces in and around Washington D.C. McClellan then created an army, this was known as the Army of the Potomac. This army would have many different commanders through its span of the Civil War. General George B. McClellan was the creator and commander of the Army of the…

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    Gettysburg Turning Point

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    4/29/17 First Day Of The Battle of GettysBurg July 1st, 1862 is the day and the year of the famous Battle Of Gettysburg, and it had took its starting point.The Battle of Gettysburg was extremely important because of the effect it had and the it was a big turning point in the war . It also meant that it was the first battle the North was on the defense instead of the offense against the Confederacy on their own land. The south was on a winning streak and they have won consecutive…

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    Compromise Of 1850 Essay

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    In the 1850s, slavery, and other political issues between the states, became a sizable issue. Slavery began to dissect people. For example, the Northerners began to begin support free soil and abolition. However, the Southerners disagreed, and tension increased dramatically. Soon, the Southern slaveowners felt that their rights were no longer being illustrated, and felt that they must succeed (secession is the act of withdrawing from an organization, union, military alliance or especially a…

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    The union went across Missouri to Arkansas in march 1862. WOn the battle and it ment that there would be no confederate empire beyond texas. The battle of Shiloh in Tenesee marked the end of the confederate 's bid to controll the western theater. The far west and most of the Mississippi valley was the unions. Since the confederates were blockaded in they made…

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    the Union was struggling to get a decisive battle victory. At the Battle of Bull Run/Manassas, the Union Army suffered a blowing lose. The Union had around 3,000 wounded, missing, or dead. When the Union forces started to retreat back towards Washington D.C the Confederates let them run. They let them live to see and fight another day, which was called The Great Skedaddle. During the First Battle of Bull Run hundreds of people came to watch the battle to see the Union be triumphant against the…

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    die in the camp. Charley gets a disease called Dysentery, but recovers. Charley goes into another battle this time against The Confederate Army. They win. But with the loss of many. One was a man named Nelson who he became friends hours before, but got shot in the stomach, knowing that the doctors couldn't tend to his wound he shot himself with his rifle. Soon charley participated in the battle of GettysBurg. A lot of the Confederate soldiers were killed at they attacked, But some get close.…

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    George Brinton McClellan was born on December 3rd, 1826. His childhood was very successful because his study habits earned his a spot into West Point. At age 15, he was near the top of his class by graduation. Later in 1848, he joined the Army Corps of Engineers. He earned a job as a lieutenant and then took part in the Mexican-American War as an Engineering Officer. This opened up his eye to what combat really looked like. With this experience, he was promoted into a higher position. His resume…

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    Jake Barnes Individualism

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    Hemingway explains how the interests of war and bull-fighting aligned to gain wider influence “The only place where you could see life and death, i.e., violent death now that the wars were over, was in the bullring,” (Hemingway). Death is a necessary and common occurrence in the wild; It is not somber nor solemnly viewed. Civilization and society seized this trait from humans over time, but the war brought this apathetic view of death back. Bull-fights are death shows but are attended as a form…

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