Gettysburg

Bartolome de Las Casas’ A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies provides a first-hand account of the effects of Spanish colonisation on the native population of the Americas. The excerpt summarises Las Casas’ perspective of the colonisation of New Spain and the violent aspects of Spain’s colonial practices. This essay will examine the degree to which A Short Account is a valuable piece of historical evidence in relation to unit themes – specifically, imperialism and colonialism – and…

The Battle of Vicksburg took place on May 18-July 4, 1863, located near the Mississippi River. Union Commander Ulysses S. Grant led with a count of about 77,000 men. While the Confederate commander led with about a total of 33,000 men. This was a very important turning point for both the union and confederate party, being that the Mississippi River was a very important spot for both. For the confederates, the supplies and goods that came from the south and the north were a vital lifeline of…

won, the battle of Vicksburg it would not have split the South shrinking the size of the Confederacy by knocking out states. The South would not have been opened to become ravished by Sherman and his army. If the North did not win the battle of Gettysburg it would have split the North and a victory might have been possible for the South. Furthermore, the South really did not have to win, they just had to not loose since lowered morale of the war in the North. Public opinion puts pressure on…

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America. He made the decision to fight to prevent the nation from splitting apart, he was an unfaltering commander in chief during the Civil War which preserved the United States as one nation. Abraham Lincoln's foreign policy was successful in preventing other countries from intervening in America's Civil War. He also issued the Emancipation Proclamation which began the process of freedom for America's slaves. The document also…

American Civil War, also called, war between the states, war for four years (1861-1865) between the United States and 11 Southern states that secession from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America. The Civil War was a war to preserve the Union, which was the United States. Since the beginning of the Constitution, there were two different views on the role of the federal government. Federalists believed that the federal government and the executive needed to maintain their power…

One of the key themes is brotherhood. At the beginning of the film, there was a thick line of segregation between blacks and whites. In the scenes prior to Boone’s Gettysburg speech the players wouldn’t cooperate, or eat together, until Boone forced them into a buddy system and made the player learn two things about that person. One of the white players, Louie Lastik (Ethan Suplee), befriends black player Petey Jones…

Born on January 19, 1807, Robert E. Lee started his military life out strong, graduating from West Point with a perfect score in artillery, infantry and cavalry. Later Lee went on to serve under General Winfield Scott as a tactician and a battle commander in the Mexican War. After the victory, he was recognized as a hero. Returning to war from working at his family plantation, Lee took the lower job as a cavalry outpost in Texas. That October, he was called to help end the John Brown Revolt that…

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born on February 12, 1809 and died April 15, 1865. He served from March 1861 to his assassination in April 1865. He led the country through the Civil War. He was one of many unforgettable presidents who changed the direction of the country. Born on February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was the second child of Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln living in a one-room log cabin on the Sinking Spring Farm in Hardin County, Kentucky. His blood…

The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz is a book about a girl in the 1700's who moved to the east that has three brothers David, Daniel, and baby brother. The family moved east because of land. Ann has a cousin in Gettysburg, they would skip rope, have tea parties, and play with their dolls. Andyr is a neighbor of Ann's, he is a lively boy who wants writing lessons from Ann. Mr. Hamilton is her father. Mr. Hamilton made a rule that if anyone found fault with the west that they would have a…

Joshua Chamberlain's speech showed many of his character traits by the way he talks to the men. One of his character traits is he is respectful. In the text it states, “I’m told to take you me with me if you don’t I can shoot you”(Shaara 8). Another one of his traits is responsible. The author states, “ I’ve been ordered to take you men with me” (Shaara 8). A final trait for Josh is he is fair. An example from the text is, “I will do what I can to a fair trial”(Shaara 8). This shows Josh is fair…