Flags of the Confederate States of America

1858 is the year! This year can only mean one thing, some people in the South are about to get a wide awaken. In my case Abraham Lincoln was bad emancipator. Lincoln was not the “Great Emancipator” because according to his own words he says “Free them (slaves), and make them politically our equals? My own feelings will not admit of this; and if mine would , we well know that those of the great mass of white people will not… We cannot, then make them African Americans equals.” When it comes to…

Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declared “that all persons held as slaves” within the rebel states “are, and henceforward shall be free.” This proclamation was an important step towards abolishing slavery and conferring American citizenship upon ex-slaves, although the proclamation did not actually outlaw slavery or free the slaves in the Union states that still permitted it (“The Immediate Effects”). The proclamation also broadened the goals of the Union…

Many of the tactics where charges of the men in the lines and musketry attacks. These tactics Were brutal for the front line of the the confederates and the union. Because they were in the very front of the army and when these men and bullets came many of them died soon after. The second most deadly tactics were unknown. The generals maybe had a part in it because some historians say that battle commanders had flaw battle plan which lead to thousands of lives lost. At the beginning of the…

battle happened outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. After the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate General Robert E. Lee decided that the South needed to invade the North, hoping that some countries over-seas would acknowledge the South as its own country. For the invasion, Lee’s army totaled about 75,000 men. After receiving news that General George G. Meade had taken over the Army of the Potomac, Confederate General R.S. Ewell received orders to move into Gettysburg or a town near…

Abe Lincoln is Dead, and You are not Free: The Memphis Riot of 1866 and Its Roots in the Social Upheaval of the Reconstruction Nathin J. Birkrem Abstract On 1 May 1866 in the city of Memphis, Tennessee, an altercation between black Union soldiers and Memphis police officers started a chain reaction that eventually brought about what has come to be known as the Memphis Riots of 1866. The group of amicably intoxicated soldiers reacted negatively when told by a small group of officers to break…

division within a country based on regional beliefs and interests. In the early to mid 1800’s, sectionalism in America grew as slavery divided the Nation. Slavery was ignored, compromised, and argued about by the states until the conflict drove our country into the Civil War. Although regional differences are not as distinct these days, many issues are currently causing division among the states and people of our country. These issues lead to what our history class describes as “modern…

bring the former Confederate states back into the Union and how to secure the freedom of previous slaves. The Reconstruction prompted the civil rights movement, about a century later. It also shaped and formed some of our most vital laws and establishments. It constructed the first state funded schools in the South, and gave rise to the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution. In 1865, a constitutional change was made, that abolished slavery in the United States. In 1868, a…

Events of the Civil War The Civil War took place in the United States from April 12, 1861 through May 9, 1865. The War was between the Northern and the South states. Many believe that the war was over slavery in the United States. However, we have discovered that slavery was only a piece of the puzzle. The Civil War was actually fought for several causes. Slavery, political reasons, economic reasons, and states rights were all causes of the Civil War. Therefor, slavery should be known as one of…

Dangerous, exhilarating, intoxicating are all words that describe the life of the spies I am talking about. while we study about the civil war period for an extensive period of time, and talk about many major events and individuals like the soldier, medicine, and the wars. The one things that we often forget about are the people that worked behind the scene like many spies, but never get mentioned in classes or even books like the ones we are currently reading called, “The Great Struggle”. For…

The Civil War was one of the most important events in our history. The North and the South each had their strengths and weaknesses. The following is a comparison using the northern states of New York and Illinois and the southern states of South Carolina and Mississippi. There were a lot of differences in population, resources, military leadership, & battle location that played key roles in the ultimate outcome of the Civil War. 1 First, the difference in population. The North had more men of…