Robert E. Lee

The Confederate’s fort at Vicksburg, Mississippi, was essential to the South, as it served as a key vantage point for them over the North. However, if the Union besieged this fort, the North would have control over the lower Mississippi River, which would split the South in half, cutting off the western half of the Confederacy from Virginia. With such an extreme advantage being given to the prevailing side, and the other a great defeat, the Battle of Vicksburg marks the true turning point of the…

The play Inherit The Wind by Robert E. Lee and Jerome Lawrence takes place in Hillsboro, a rural settlement where a schoolteacher by the name of Bertram Cates, is charged with violating the Butler Act. The act enforces that if anyone, more specifically, any teacher, who teaches about the creation of mankind, shall reference the Bible; scripts or documents written by Charles Darwin or any other philosopher shouldn’t influence anyone about the foundation of mankind. Consequently, Cates is now…

At first, Lincoln tried to avoid the topic of slavery. In fact, in his first inaugural speech, he said he would not force the emancipation of slaves onto southerners, but would also not allow it to expand to the western United States. With this notion, states began to seceded from the Union and war began to break out between the north and the south. As the war progressed and more states seceded, Lincoln began to fear he would lose the war. He was losing his funding, a large number of soldiers…

General, Robert E. Lee, in his letter, Letter to His Son, describes the succession of the southern states from the Union. Lee’s purpose is to express his view on the South’s decision to succeed from the Union. He uses patriotic diction, mournful tone, and repetition in order to let the readers feel how heartbreaking the Civil War was to him. Lee begins his letter by using patriotic diction to explain why he chose to fight for the South. He justifies his reason for fighting for the South by…

At about 3:00 pm, the Union soldiers were having trouble, the Confederate soldiers were overwhelming them. Lee’s Lieutenant was General Richard S. Ewell. Ewell came from Northern Virginia. He had lost his leg not too long before Gettysburg, in The Second Battle of Bull Run. That battle had occurred August 28th to August 30th, 1862. Ewell was filling in for Lee’s deceased last Lieutenant, Stonewall Jackson who died in battle. He had big shoes to full, he had Union soldiers running from him and…

describe more clearly the entire character of the awe-inspiring American hero: Robert E. Lee. Throughout his life, he strove to always answer the call of duty. As a general, he felt an immense responsibility to the men under his care during the Civil War. He treated them with honor and dignity, loving them as if they were his own. When he retired from the army, he showed, even yet, his most yearning love for duty. Lee chose to serve the last chapter of his life as the president of a small,…

If George Washington and Robert E. Lee were young men today, they would be Boy Scouts and enthusiastic supporters of Scouting, as I am. In fact, in his Sept. 1796 letter to Alexander Hamilton, George Washington himself promoted youth assemblies and behavior strikingly similar to Boy Scout camporees that would take place 125 years in the future: “…but that which would render it of the highest importance, in my opinion, is that at the juvenile period of life, when friendships are formed and…

Abraham Lincoln’s entire presidency was encompassed by the trials of the Civil War. As any successful leader, his time included failures that helped him in the long run. Lincoln was forced to make many difficult decisions that both did and did not turn result in his favor. The strengths and weaknesses which Lincoln displayed during the war led to the ultimate success for the Union in uniting the states. Lincoln’s failures can be considered part of what drove him to succeed. In terms of…

In contrast, the two speeches are very distinct from one another. Each one has their own specific details that are particular in their own way. For example, Abraham Lincoln presented his speech at the small town of Gettysburg where fifty-thousand brave men died. In his speech, Abraham Lincoln wrote, "But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground." From reading carefully, the reader gathers that he chose to propose his speech at Gettysburg…

Zachary Taylor Did you know that Zachary Taylor wanted to end slavery? Zachary Taylor was a war hero. He was a Major General in the army. He was a career officer. Zachary Taylor was in the army for 40 years, the twelfth president of the United States, and tried to end slavery. Zachary Taylor was an important person in the army. Zachary was in the army for 4 decades. He was a Major General. Zachary Taylor was a war hero. He helped win half of a million square miles. Zachary Taylor won lots of…