Fort Sumter

The Civil War fought from 1861-1865 was rough on citizens all around the country of America, especially those from the south, as the Civil War was also called the War of Southern Independence. Throughout these four years, the Southern and Northern ends of the country fought recklessly for bloodshed practically against each other. For the first eighteen months of the war, federal soldiers fought solely to uphold the Constitution and preserve the nation (Roark et al). As the world’s first modern…

From a broad perspective, Lincoln tenaciously embraced the notion of suppressing conflicts from erupting between the North and South alike. Venturing deeper into the specifics, he additionally elucidated upon how conflict would most definitely not break out, unless the South fostered its development. Evidence from the text that further bolsters this claim is shown when the authors state, “Lincoln’s inaugural address was firm yet conciliatory: there would be no conflict unless the South provoked…

In a post apocalyptic world where modern medicine and technology is barely used, and most of the population has died because of a plague spread by rats. People must thrive and live on the land, and people must work together in harmony to survive. On the island Hatteras, which is connected to the island Roanoke by a bridge lives a tribe of 14 people. Everyone on the island has special gifts, and because of these gifts they’re known as elemetals. Elementals are people who were born with the…

then formed their own government in February of 1861, and became the Confederate states. On April 12th, 1861, the Confederate states ultimately began the Civil War when they fired upon Fort Sumter, South Carolina. This battle began when United States Major Robert Anderson and his eighty-five men made the move from Fort…

From 1860 to 1865 times were not so good as they are today. There were several events on that day in age. Some for the good, others for the bad. All in all every event that occurred at this time took effect on our nation and still takes effect on us till this day. Things like the decrease on antagonism and the Emancipation Proclamation helped mankind. After 2016 years we have slowly become one nation. One event was the First Inaugural Address in which Abraham Lincoln passed on Monday, March 4,…

Mexican War At the end of the Mexican war in 1848, the United States gained an extreme amount of land. The land consisted of what is today California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and Texas. The big issue was whether the states would be slave or free. Henry Clay created a plan in 1820 that would be used to decipher the way the land would be split. This was the Missouri Compromise of 1820. It set a line at 36-30 degrees North, which was the lower end of Missouri. The Treaty of…

Union states began when President Lincoln’s inauguration, seven of the southern states fled from the Union and created the Confederate states of America. Since then the battles between the two would begin. The battle of Gettysburg, the attack of Fort Sumter, and the battle of Shiloh. These events were major important for the Civil war timeline. This war will not only be remembered for all the lives…

the title of this paper suggests, this paper is about the causes, battles, and the aftermath of the Civil War. In the first section of this paper, I discuss the different reasons that Northerners and Southerners fought and describe the attack on Fort Sumter. The next three sections of this paper are concerned with three major battles of the Civil War: the First Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Antietam, and the Battle of Gettysburg. Finally, the last section of this paper is dedicated to the…

Michigan in the Civil War- The Civil War started when the confederate army attacked Fort Sumter in April 1861 causing the fort to surrender to the confederates. Michigan began to rally the troops a week after the fall of fort Sumter, one meeting spot was Ann Arbor. The first Michigan was created and it generated more excitement than any other regiment. The regiment was trained in Fort Wayne and they went to war on May 11, 1861. As the Michigan regiments marched toward the battlefront they were…

was Franklin Pierce? What happened in the election of 1856? What happened on March 6, 1857? Who was Stephen Douglas? Who is Abraham Lincoln? What is the meaning of Confederacy? Who was Jefferson Davis? SECTION 2 What is Fort Sumter? Who is Ulysses S. Grant and what did he do? What is Antietam and why is it important? What is the Emancipation Proclamation and what did it do? What is conscription and how did it effect people? Who was Clara Barton and…