Flags of the Confederate States of America

From 1865-1877 it was called the reconstruction period. Abraham Lincoln was the one who came up with this plan. This meant that he wanted to bring the South back into the union, and to help the former slaves get back on their feet. He wanted to end slavery in the entire country. In January 1865 Congress suggested an amendment to the constitution which it would abolish slavery. In December 1865 congress confirmed the thirteenth amendment . A week later president Abraham Lincoln was…

Such as his smarts and calmness, as well as his many ideas on improving America. He came up with ideas that prevented bloodshed and deaths. As president during the Civil War, he made sure that there was less bloodshed, though he knew he could not prevent a war from happening between his country. As for his speeches, he seemed…

of fighting, some of the biggest battles occurred in these days. There is a lot of history about how the Union took control of the battle on day two until the war ended. Major General George Meade lead the Union and General Longstreet lead the Confederates, each had a great impact during the war. In the morning before fighting started, both sides were getting into position for the battles that day. There was absolutely no fighting the whole morning. Each side continued to get into position…

The United States had differences in the North and South. The North was notorious for being against slavery and having efficient industries while the South was pro-slavery and dedicated their lives towards farming. The nation was led to the Civil War by disagreements regarding slavery, expansion, and politics. Slavery was no stranger to the United States since the founding of Jamestown back in 1607. Slaves underwent guttural treatment such as being separated from their families, being beaten…

Introduction Harlan County is located in southern Kentucky and is know for the mass history with coal. This has lead to the creation of the documentary titled Harlan County, USA (1976) by Barbara Kopple. Harlan County, USA is a documentary about a group of coal miners and their family that attempt to go versus the power company. The documentary is meant to show the strife that is faced by those seen as the lesser man and her advocating for worker rights. Kopple’s native goal was to film the…

In July 6, 1861 one of the first major battle of the Civil War occurred in total 6.5 percent of the confederate were ether missing or dead, and 9.5 percent union were dead or captured or dead on the battlefield ("Bull Run Casualties’’). The battle of bull run was one of the bloodiest battle of the war with the most casualty counts ever. First off, the battle positions at the manassas were very important for both sides so your platoon wouldn't get bombarded with cannons or ambushed, and or being…

policy of only fighting to protect their own land. (MacDonald, 56) Lee had decided that the best way to hurt the Union was to attack Maryland; she was a border state, and many of Maryland’s occupants were already sided with the Rebels. So General Lee guessed that the presence of the Rebel army in Maryland would be a good way to win the state over. (MacDonald, 56)…

Civil War (1861-1865),“was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forbearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides,” (Robert E. Lee). 5 years of bloodshed resulted in the victory of the North, a part of the United States that support the abolition of slavery, low-wage workers, tariffs, and other ideas that the South did not. Although the North named the war victorious, many Southerners believe that it was more the loss of the Confederacy than the victory of…

During the Civil War, a lot of people played different roles on both the Confederate and the Union sides of the war. There were spies who used their seductive powers to get information out of the officers and women who dressed up as men to be accepted as a soldier 's. The Civil War influenced much of society by beginning segregation, secession, and gave rights to slaves. According to the biography on her website, Karen Abbott is the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City,…

between states as it relates to slavery. The Gettysburg War was fought between the Union (the North) and the Confederates (the South). The Union wanted to do away with slavery and let African Americans have choices on where, how, and who they worked for while the confederates were content with slavery. The confederates even tried to argue that slaves had better lives living in America than in their native land Africa. After three long days of battle the Union prevailed defeating the Confederates…