Gettysburg

The battle of July 1-3, 1863 was fought at a town called, Gettysburg, which was the intersection of the principle streets, in Pennsylvania, while Gen. Lee was gone to Maryland and Pennsylvania through Virginia 's Shenandoah Valley. The fight was a serial of forth and back of their past positions between the armed forces. Armed force of Potomac (90,000 men under Gen. George G. Meade) and the Confederate armed force (75,000 man of Northern Virginia Army under Gen. Robert E. Lee) met up in a three…

I was there around the Gettysburg time. I won't never forget the date ; July 1 , 1863 and ended July 3, 1863.To me it was just like yesterday when I heard the U.S. Model 1861 “Springfield” Rifle Musket was shot.It was something ive never heard before. When I saw one I was so frighten till a young man told me it wasn't loaded. He started talking to me about it and how they don't hardly know how to aim with it so he said they was going to try it out and hopefully they'll win. I´m just a…

'It freed all the slaves in the states and confederacy'. Event #7: In November 1863, I was ask to deliver remarks, which later became known as the Gettysburg Address, at the official dedication ceremony for the National Cemetery of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania, on the site of one of the bloodiest and most decisive battles of the Civil War. Also the war was not more important than the speech. Event #8: A Year later on November 8th, 1864 I was re-elected…

Abraham Lincoln was our 16th president of the United States. Abraham Lincoln was an amusing president for what he did for our country. His life was not the funnest; he had a tough time. He did amazing things when he was in office. He was born in a log cabin in Kentucky on February 12, 1809. Abraham Lincoln (Abe) was born into a poor family.His family had to struggle for a living. After a land title argument, they were forced to leave their home. Moving 8 miles North then their previous…

finished my morning chores. I cleaned up my tent and went through the camp rationing the little coffee we have left. While I was rationing I overheard two other privates Zach and Rick talking about a rumor that we might be moving camp further down to Gettysburg, Virginia. I couldn't get out of the conversation…

participated in. Abraham never drank, smoke chew he was a simple man with good taste and never drank in the white house. One of Abraham Lincoln's most known speeches was the Gettysburg address on November 19, 1863. The speech was said at one of the bloodiest battlefields of the Civil War the national cemetery of Gettysburg in pennsylvania. Lincoln also evoked the Declaration of Independence saying that it was up to the living ensure that the “government of the people,by the people, for the…

Application Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is noted as one of the most powerful and moving speeches in American history. This speech appeals to the three artistic proofs of classical rhetoric. This speech appeals to ethos due to the fact that the President of…

Information literacy isn’t a commonly talked about subject, but its importance in today’s society is astronomical. It should be something every student is well aware of, and has in their skill set. However, right now it is not. Information literacy is a crucial skill for students working their way through college courses; so in order to provide students with the best shot of success, colleges should be providing resources to help improve this proficiently. There are many ways to accomplish this.…

promise and danger. The world will either move forward toward unity and widely share prosperity - or it will move apart.” The Collection stories that we read are the Quilts of a Country by Anna Quindlen, Once Upon a Time by Nadine Gordimer, and the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln. The role of the individual is to fight for unity. As a student, it is my task to identify that the symbols: a quilt, a gate, and an allusion to the Declaration of Independence, are separate items that represent…

Robert E. Lee was born January 19, 1807 in Stratford, Virginia. He passed away October 19, 1870 in Lexington, Virginia. His parents were Anne Hill Carter Lee and Henry Lee the 3rd. Lee also had a sister named Sydney. He was married to Mary Anna Custis Lee and they had 6 children, 3 boys and 3 girls. When Lee was 18 years old he went to West Point Military Academy where he excelled in all subjects. After graduating from West Point he met and married Mary Anna Custis and had 6 children. Although…