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Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25, 1835, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Even though Carnegie grew up with little formal education, he was raised in a family that believed in the gravity of books and learning (“Andrew Carnegie Biography” 1). When Carnegie was 13 years old, his family moved to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. His first job was working as a bobbin boy in a textile mill for only $1.20 per week. One year later, he worked in a telegraph office as a messenger for a slightly…

Did you ever hear about the seven pines battle? The seven pines battle is one of the most important battles in the civil war. Did you know that there are 3 factors that General Johnston was involved in? Johnston is very important I would pay attention when his name comes up. Also Robert E. lee is also very important and he will come up later in the battle. May 31/Day 1 Did you know that there are 3 factors that conspired…

Reconstruction Era The Reconstruction Era took place in 1865 to 1877, following the Civil War which lasted from April 1861 to 1865. The Civil War was fought between the North, then known as the Union, and the South, known as the Confederacy. The Reconstruction Era included three main phases: Wartime, Presidential, and Congressional or Radical Reconstruction- starting in 1861 and ending in 1877. The civil rights and liberties of the emancipated slaves were the main issue among the North and the…

Confederate general Thomas Jackson(Stonewall Jackson) Is shot by friendly fire In Chancellorville Virginia. General Thomas Stonewall Jackson got caught in crossfire.He was very heavily wounded by the devastating blow to him from friendly fire.He sadly dies 8 days later from complications by the wound and pneumonia with his only surviving daughter out of 3 and his wife. He was buried several days later in Lexington, Virginia. He was shot twice in the left arm, and once in the right hand. His left…

Well the first plan for Reconstruction that I’m going to talk about is Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction. What he wanted was to end slavery and have 10% of the whites from every country that can vote to vote for him. But unfortunately he just had to go to a play where he was then assassinated by a dude known as John wilkes Booth. And thanks to him well Lincoln died and Johnson took his place since he was second place with the most votes. The next plan for Reconstruction ( and honestly…

Wisconsin brought forth 91,379 soldiers for the Union Army, and these men were organized into 53 Infantry Regiments, 4 Calvary Regiments, a company of Berdan’s shooters, 13 light artillery batteries and 1 unit of heavy artillery. The First Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 3 months, was assembled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was rallied into State Service on April 27, 1861 then left for Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on June 9, 1861 (Wisconsin in the Civil War 2012), John C. Starkweather was the Colonel.…

Abraham Lincoln’s ghost is amongst one of the most famous apparitions experienced in The White House. After Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, many American’s mourn in the president’s death. Around this time Lincoln’s ghost began to appear to the public. “Chief of a Nation of Ghosts: Images of Abraham Lincoln's Spirit in the Immediate Post-Civil War Period” by Kimberly Kutz provides the idea that a president’s ghost is long lasting, which may be a reason as to why the president’s spirit is still…

In his book, How the West Was Lost, Stephen Aron gives explanation on the renovation of Kentucky during the lives of Daniel Boone and Henry Clay. While their lives coincided by about 40 years, they lived in very diverse worlds. Daniel Boone was a conventional backwoodsman existing in a rough shelter near Indian country, who lived off the land. Henry Clay, alternatively, moved to Kentucky to seek his commercial and manufacturing interests, and devise a plantation outside of Lexington. Aron…

When Elizabeth Van Lew, a famous Northern spy during the Civil War, died on September 23, 1900, she left behind a powerful summary of what it is like to be a spy on her graveyard. It reads, “She risked everything that is dear to man- friends, fortune, comfort, health, life itself, as for the one absorbing desire of her heart, that slavery be abolished and the Union be preserved.” (Zeinert 147) This quote draws attention to the extent to what one does as a spy. It highlights the costs and…

Unjust Farewell July 7, 1865, Mary E. Surratt ascended the stairs to the gallows, only months before had she been implicated in the plot to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. But now, she was going to bid farewell to the cruel world, and greet her fate. She may have only known about the kidnapping plot, but hanging her was unjust. Mary Surratt had troubles that originated before the assassination. In 1862, her husband, John Surratt passed. Later…