Fort Sumter

After seceding from the Union, Confederates attacked the fort, demanding the Union to surrender it because the fort was located on their territory. Fort Sumter symbolizes the broken peace between the South and North as they lose their unison as a country and go into war. The Confederate’s rebellion challenged Abraham Lincoln to decide on the starvation of his…

joined the army again i wanted to remain a low profile until i found david and then i would finish this. The fort hasn't changed a bit since i left the rations are still low the nurse was still working in her quarters. Everyone is still paranoid that we will be attacked by the south that seceded.and the beds are still just cloth hung up off the ground by the time i finally got around fort sumter it was night. I was dead tired i laid down on the bead and passed…

Many people have different views on the cause of the civil war but I honestly think the big deal was to keep slavery and state rights vs. getting the south to join The Union, not to end slavery at all. The south’s fight in the civil war was not to end slavery but to defend it. The south wanted to keep slaves so that they could keep cotton and tobacco trades with Europe. This was their main source for the south’s economic strength. Lots of money was being made and slave trade was cheap. Southern…

When the Dred Scott case was ruled in favor of the Emmersons, many protests started (Griffin, PP3, 11/19/15). The raid at Harpers Ferry made the nation feel a sense of crisis (Griffin, PP5, 11/19/15). When the militia of South Carolina attacked Fort Sumter and the states declared succession because of the insurrection, the Civil War began (Griffin, PP8,11/19/15). One of the events that led to the start of the Civil war was the election. In 1856, the Republican party nominated John C. Fremont…

A decision established in 34 days embarked a conflict that lasted four years. On November of 6, of 1860 Lincoln was elected president of the United States. This action gave southern states a feeling of being erased and forgotten from the newly founded government, since the presidential party ran mostly on anti-slavery programs. On December 20, 1860 South Carolina succeed from the Union and not far behind were 10 other states (Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas,…

They had retreated from Fort Sumter in less than two days.” (http://www.history.com)Then Lincoln had called in 75,000 troops to be deployed for 90 days, the union thought this would be a quick war. “In the First Battle of Bull Run, 35,000 confederate troops had pushed the troops…

He had one of the greatest impacts on the Civil War, especially when he was faced with a tough decision at Fort Sumter. He could either restock the fort and take over the fort, or let the south restock the fort. He chose to restock the fort and the Confederates opened fire on Fort Sumter and the war began. His decision was virtually one of the causes of the Civil War. Lincoln also issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, after three…

through. However, three scenes best depict the experience of the war for the regiment: when Colonel Shaw reads the proclamation from the Confederate Congress, when Corporal. Thomas Searls is shot in a small fight, and when Col. Shaw volunteers to Fort Sumter. These three scenes best portray Glory’s theme of the willingness the regiment had to fight and compassion they possessed for their cause.…

thought it would be a good thing to do. Now Billy the Kid Lives in fort sumpter. This is where he had died. He lived in fort sumter to have a nice home for once or a better life. He was good friends with the person who had killed Billy the Kid. HIs names was Pat Garrett. Pat Garrett was the man who had killed Billy the kid. Pat Garrett was Billy the kid's best friend. How he killed Billy was he saw him walk into fort sumter and go into his room. What Pat Garrett had done was he snuck up…

Primary topic of debate in the election of 1860: SLAVERY After losing a seat in the senate, Lincoln began touring and giving speeches all over the north campaigning for many republicans and basically laid the base for his candidacy for the presidency. Because of this, many republicans owed him one and established a solid group of supporters and allies Lincoln beat William Seward in the party's nomination After his debates with Lincoln, Douglass was alienated from the southern democrats and…