Gettysburg

Harrisburg, and then move on to Philadelphia and New York unless the North would propose peace. On the other side, Lincoln sent Union forces under the command of General George C. Meade to obstruct Lee’s path. Lee and Meade’s forces clashed abruptly at Gettysburg. During the first two days, the Confederates pushed the Union forces with great strength. However, they were incapable of gaining the upper hand. On the third day, Lee decided that a full-blown attack on the Union center would cause the…

General Lee marched his army into Pennsylvania in late June 1863. On July 1st confederates attacked the union army commanded by general Meade at the town of Gettysburg and as the days went on the fighting got heavier and heavier and the confederates attacked the union from the left and right side. July 3rd Lee commanded less than 15,000 troops to charge the center of the enemy at Cemetery Ridge. This move was…

incidents like the Dred Scott Case and the release of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Lincoln was elected president right as these controversial scenarios began to erupt. Although civil war was inevitable, Lincoln’s issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation, his Gettysburg address, and his Second Inaugural Speech were masterfully crafted and delivered at pivotal moments in the war and postwar to do the seemingly impossible job of reuniting America and bring the defeated South out…

The Gettysburg Address was a motivational speech that delivered the unification that America needed to put itself back together. It questioned whether or whether not the initial union created in 1776 would once again be secure. He also made it so that the people…

The union had an advantage in geography. In the south, there was no other land surrounding their land, there was only water. The union used this to their advantage. They used a blockade strategy which was when they surrounded the land and prevented goods, troops, and weapons from entering the southern states. Abraham Lincoln announced that they would be using this plan on April 19, 1861. The Union first traveled down the Mississippi River into New Orleans and gained control of the Mississippi…

the Emancipation Proclamation and ordered the freedom of all slaves in ‘Confederate States’. Actually, it did not immediately free all those slaves but it did immediately free any slaves in northern states. After the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address, one of the most famous speeches in American history. On April 14th, 1865, Lincoln went to a play with his wife at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.. During the play, the President was assassinated by John Wilkes…

Just look at the Gettysburg address! To see his activism, look at what he did during the Civil War. In order to catch secessionists, he temporarily suspended the habeas corpus so he could place them in custody without trial, ordered the arrest of suspects, closed post offices…

The two victories that were turning points in the Revolutionary War were the Battle of Trenton and the Battle of Saratoga, both these battles showed that the American forces could go toe to toe against the British army and hold there own. The Battle of Trenton was an American victory that came after many crushing defeats. The Battle of Saratoga was the first American victory over a major British force. The Battle of Saratoga would also secure the French alliance to help the colonies in the war.…

their children and their children’s future. They fought to protect their homeland, so their friends and family would be safe. They fought for the long term future for many people. Although some wars do not have an immediate change like the Battle of Gettysburg, fighting these fights would be one step in the direction for the ideals they believe in. There is a high sense of moral obligation. Therefore according to the combat contract theory, there is the highest compliance in this category. This…

Herman Boone was a very tough coach and pushed every person to their limit to be the best and the strongest, he showed them who was boss and running the show, he was a winner and he wanted his team to be the best after they came back from Gettysburg. Once they got back it wasn’t all smooth sailing, a lot of people disagreed with the change of schools and people call the black people a cheat. The boys from camp accepted one another but the parents did not see that. The team was a…