Fort Sumter

Two weeks after the Union attempted to try to take over the Southern capitol, Richmond, the Battle of Wilson’s Creek occurred. It was one of the most significant battles in the Civil War, as it was the first battle fought West of the Mississippi River. The subtle causes of this battle led to drastic effects following the battle at Wilson’s Creek. From this battle, we learn how an unexperienced military commander managed to win a battle that changed the course of the entire war, and therefore,…

Another difference the south and the north had was slavery. As the nation grow there needed to be a way to equity of power among the state that had slaves and the states that were free. After the great compromise of 1787 there was another compromised call the Missouri compromised. The compromised enforced that every free or slave states to be qual. But, Maine and Missouri which were slave states then wanted to come to the north to be a free state. This became a big concern because it would make…

Sumter, the Confederate armies of Generals Joseph E. Johnston and Pierre G. T. Beauregard met the Union armies of Generals Irvin McDowell and Robert Patterson at Bull Run on July 21, 1861. Bull Run was a location in Virginia, a mere 25 miles southwest of…

Missouri Compromise- March 3, 1820 tensions began to rise between the anti-slavery North and the pro-slavery South. tensions soon came to a boiling point in 1819 when Missouri wanted to enter the Union as a slave state. This would disrupt the balance between the free and slave states. there were 11 free states and 11 slave states. To keep things even, there was a two-part compromise, which missouri was to enter as a slave state but Maine had to enter as a free state, making the numbers 12…

The Civil War was between the Confederates (South) and Union (North). It started April 12, 1861 and ended May 9, 1865. The Civil War took place in the United States; more than 620,000 soldiers died. It all started when Confederate troops fired on Fort, Sumter, at the U.S military post in Charleston, South Carolina. Slavery had been an issue from 1619-1865. Some people think the Civil War was about the slaves freedom, others thought it was about state’s rights(Allen 1). Slaves usually lived a…

They even elected a President in this time Jefferson Davis. Sounds like a country that is rather proficient does it. I told you that in order to discuss this that faithful day when the war started April 9, 1861 South Carolina confederates bombard Fort Sumter an unprovoked attack. This is also incorrect the union provoked the attack by refusing to negotiate which is what Jefferson Davis and the Confederate congress tried to do, however the newly elected president Lincoln refused to negotiate…

days later, Allie received her first letter from Thomas. With trembling fingers, she broke the seal to read what her husband had written. When she finished reading it, Allie folded it neatly and then looked across Charleston Harbor toward where Fort Sumter was; she wondered why the Confederates had not been able to keep Thomas and other blockade-runners safe… She had not a clue about the workings of wars and battles. All Allie knew, was that in less than a year’s time, her world had turned…

Union, and was convinced the Constitution would allow him to spill blood for the sake of unity. However, the South disregarded this warning and seceded knowing that they would likely have a war. Indeed at the Battle of Fort Sumter, the South fired the first shots in the civil. The fort had been held by Major Anderson from the Union, which the South saw as blatant disregard for their newfound sovereignty. As a result, Confederate Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard and his forces bombarded the…

from their successors because they would take action for serious matters without the consent of Congress but after that they would admit what they did, but support that they had to act quickly in fact (Bazelon, 2005). For example, in April 1861, Fort Sumter was attacked and President Lincoln had to take quick actions (Bazelon, 2005). Since Congress was not in session at that time he decided to take away the writ of “habeas corpus”, an action only Congress could have had power on (Bazelon, 2005).…

In Supreme Command, Eliot Cohen offers an answer to the civil-military challenge of the relationship between politicians and military leaders. Cohen suggests that the best war statesmen are active in military strategy and decision-making as well as questioning or prodding their generals. Unlike what he refers to as the “normal” theory of civil-military relationships espoused by Samuel Huntington, Cohen chooses a view more akin to Carl von Clausewitz that “war is not merely an act of policy but…