Flags of the Confederate States of America

Small ranchers Samuel Jeremiah Jones of the Circle J ranch and Seth (Hoot) Davis of the Slash D were raised in Louisiana living on adjacent plantations southeast of New Orleans and as young masters they had lived a life of the New Orleans rakes. With slaves to attend to all their needs, they lived a life of pleasure, gambling, drinking, and raising hell. They often visited Madam Bordeaux sporting house of soiled doves, an establishment that only the wealthy gained entry. When they were nine…

the United States once stated, “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” Abraham Lincoln is a hero for the citizens of the United States of America because his determination and courage to ending slavery even if it meant. Slavery was the vital cause of the American Civil War. The civil war was between the northern and southern states. The northern states were called the union and the southern states were the…

Sumter in South Carolina and the Confederate army fired shots at both the ships and the fort. President Lincoln was hoping for a quick victory, but that was soon destroyed and Lincoln called in for 500,000 Union soldiers. President Lincoln quickly surprised many as a very capable wartime leader. President Lincoln was very choosy about his military commanders, his first commander was, General George McClellan. After General McClellan failed to purse the Confederate Army after an Union Victory,…

The first part guides the reader through the final days of the Civil War, and what lead to the eventual defeat of the Confederates, and the surrender of Robert E. Lee at the end of part one. “The Ides of Death” is the title of part two. This section begins on April 10 with the aftermath and celebration of the Union victory in the Civil War. John Wilkes Booth is plotting the…

The Civil War was a war unlike many others that occurred throughout that span of the United State of America’s History. The war was fought between the citizens between the northern states and the southern states. Some call this war a war that pitted brother against brother. The fighting broke out among people that had common qualities, but different views when it came to political, social and economic issues. For instance, the debate on State’s rights or slavery was heavily debated prior and…

them just darker (134). Unlike Lee the confederate commander who believes a black man can never be equal to a white man (3). After the encounter he felt a little disgusted which made him ashamed of himself that he felt that way (136). Encountering the black man showed the thoughts and values of the union army.…

Abraham Lincoln is deemed as one of the most influential presidents, of the United States of America, that has ever lived. He may have never been the most influential in terms of foreign policies but, that was all due to his devotion to the country as the president. Abraham Lincoln wanted to unite the country amid the Civil War, so he issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Abraham Lincoln wanted all citizens to have equal opportunities to own a land, so he proposed and passed the Homestead Act of…

Assignment #3 Abraham Lincoln is arguably one of the United States’ greatest presidents. “Abraham Lincoln was the only president in American history whose entire administration as bounded by war” (xv). When he was elected into office tensions were already high and the southern states had already moved forward with the secession and called themselves the confederacy. Over the course of his term he saw ups and downs while dealing with Americas civil war. He became commander in chief since he was…

After four long, hard years and many lives lost, the United States and the Confederate States of America ended the Civil War. After the war divided the country, it was up to the people of America to bring the South back into the Union and make sure that nothing this bad happened again. The way this was done was through the Reconstruction period. This was the idea of the North, with beginning hopes to reconstruct the Union to its former glory. However, after the abolition of slavery, the Union…

The Civil War: Why the North Prevailed. When any two sides look to engage in a war, both sides believe they can win. In the Civil war between the Northern America and Southern America; Known as the Union and Confederacy respectively. There were many ways in which the South was already defeated from the start. In nearly every practical resource for war the Union enjoyed a distinct advantage. But was this advantage an inevitable victory? As we saw in the war for independence sometimes the…