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    Myron Colburn Chapter One For most soldiers in the Civil War it was a horrible scary time. There was hardly any sanitation and absolutely no knowledge infectious disease. It wasn’t quite as bad in the Navy. Since the boats were close to the river shores and on coastlines, there were ports where they could restock their food more easily than ground troops. Myron Colburn was a Union Naval Sailor in the Civil War. He was born and raised in New Hampshire, but later he moved to Vermont. Myron had…

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    anything so gallant, so spruce, so brilliant and so well disposed as the two armies. Trumpets, fifes, hautboys, drums, and cannon made music such as Hell itself had never heard. The cannons first laid flat about six thousand men on each side; the muskets swept away from this best of worlds nine or ten thousand ruffians who infested its surface. The bayonet was also a sufficient reason for the death of several thousands. The whole might amount to thirty thousand souls. Candide, who trembled like…

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    The French and Indian War between Great Britain, France and Spain had a large impact on the colonial-Britain relationship. The Treaty of Paris (1763) ended the war leaving Great Britain with new territory to expand their claims. Moreover, the expenses of the war left them with an immense amount of debt. In relation to the colonies the effect of the French and Indian War was damaging. Great Britain mistreated the colonies by heavily taxing them and imposing unfair acts in order to relieve their…

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    battle she was shot in the leg and suffered a minor head wound. Sitting with the men awaiting treatment, a doctor came by and bandaged her head. He asked if she had any other injuries, and she replied no. After he left, she proceeded to remove multiple musket balls from her leg by herself, bandage her leg, and then leave the hospital. She finally was discovered when she contracted a fever, but the doctor kept her secret until she recovered, before telling her commander. Deborah was honorably…

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    As conflicts become more and more complex, opposing forces are constantly trying to become superior to their rivals; change to battle tactics and regimes are inevitable. People are always trying to be better than everyone else, and as the years go by, major developments in tactics and weaponry - amongst other things - occur often. The Napoleonic Wars are a stark contrast to World War One, so much must have happened for the tactics used in battles to evolve. The Crimean War marked the start of…

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    The Second Amendment is one of the most widely debated amendments in the Bill of Rights, let alone the 27 Amendments ratified thus far. Argument has raged for centuries over the concept of gun control and one of the most deep seated arguments within this debate is the interpretation of the Second Amendment. The exact text of the Second Amendment reads “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be…

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    knowledge about crops such as cotton. In 1788, at the age of 26, the prince was captured in an ambush when returning home after a successful campaign against a rival nation. He was then sold to a British slaver, named Captain Nevin, for a few muskets and rum. Captain Nevin loaded the prince…

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    Yeoman-Class In England

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    To recapitulate, a class of "yeomen", or richer peasants, evolved in England because some members of the English peasantry underwent comparatively short-term sacrifice for long-term gain. As with any sociological classification, the notion of a yeoman-class does traverse several economic definitions. But at least three important identities are useful. First, a proven and hard-working ploughman was often selected to farm his lord's private land as a capitalist tenant-at-will. Second, many serfs…

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    Military Power House Essay

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    America has now become known as the power house of the world. We hold the best military power there is. At first it wasn’t that way. During our revolution, we were only farmers who had muskets and pitch forks. Through the help of allies we were able to beat the British and claim our victory and independence. There were many other wars that would happen before us, the U.S. would become the military power house of the world. After WWII in 1939. Then the US decided it was their job to be the police…

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    Evolution of gun actions There are many different types of actions still today when you take a look at firearms, some are inspired by an older design, whereas others are made with a completely new style. Some guns are made to look one way just for show while others are set up with a purpose to be used and some started with a purpose that is now forgotten and the design is just copied because people like the old design and feel the need to replicate it for style. (Supica) (Firearms history)…

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