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The battle of Shiloh was the bloodiest battle thus far of the Civil War. Beginning on April 6, 1862 in Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee and lasting just two days, more than twenty thousand confederate and union soldiers lost their lives. The violent battle was critical for General Ulysses S. Grant and the union because it secured the Mississippi waterway. It also demonstrated just how much grit it was going to take to win the war. America had never seen so much bloodshed in a single battle. It…

Memories are not an objective ideal. Memories are malleable, adjust themselves based on current events, and up for interpretation. The Civil War has always been a difficult time for Americans to digest as finding common ground seems near impossible. The memories and their interpretation are so divided that it is hard to discern what is true, what is right, and what is biased. With people on all sides fighting for their views, using the memories to promote their particular needs and grievances,…

Lee was one of the most influential people to help the Confederates in the Civil War, making several riskful moves in the war. His daring moves in battles makes him an interesting person to study and learn about. William T. Sherman Who? William Tecumseh Sherman was raised by Senator Thomas Ewing after Sherman’s father died when Sherman was nine years old.…

“War is hell,” according to William Tecumseh Sherman. Whether people believe war is a positive or negative thing, there’s no doubt that there are harmful effects. Families and loved ones are negatively affected by their soldiers going to war. War forces people to spend long periods of time apart, which are filled with agony and dismay. Missing their families, soldiers also feel the same way, and with so much time alone, they may become depressed. War may cause physical damage, but what people…

General Sherman once said, “War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.” This quote of his rang especially true during his march through Georgia, where he garnered most of his military fame and accolades with the sacking of Atlanta, and the subsequent march from there to Savannah, which served to break the military back of the Confederacy once and for all. Sherman invented a form of warfare that would come to be known as “Total War”; it was…

Dean Settimi Mr. Kroiss US History December 16th, 2016 Sherman's March Even though that most people are aware that generals during the Civil War kill their enemies in order to win, a few people realize that General Sherman had a direct impact during the end of the civil war because of his strategy of total warfare which resulted in General Sherman barely killing any of the confederates, and his army which quickened the wars end and saved the countries lives. General Sherman had a direct impact…

Sherman’s Total War Sherman’s March to the Sea and the Carolinas Campaign employed total warfare, an essential tactic to defeating the Confederate Army. Union General William T. Sherman’s plan was a key factor in winning the civil war. His plan was to lead a destructive march to the sea and through the Carolinas, a risky idea. On this brutal march Sherman guarantees success with total war; a tactic he pioneered. The resistance that was left to face Sherman’s army was a picnic for him to defeat.…

Savagery. Hunger. Pain. Loss. War plagues the human condition in ways that no other experience can, understandably inspiring many authors through the course of human culture to set their story in the locale of war. However, on the brink between modern warfare technology and ancient battle tactics, the already gruesome American Civil War elucidates another point of intrigue in being one of the most fatal wars statistically in recorded history (Dutch). Amongst the horror and tragedy created during…

The American Dream is the idea that anybody can become successful and powerful in America, which is commonly seen as the land of hopes, dreams, and opportunity. Regardless of the past and sometimes present, anybody can easily become somebody, as long as they have the discipline and willingness to commit and work hard for the future. However, based on the book Destiny of the Republic, which takes place post Civil War, the American Dream was not truly attainable by anybody. While existing…

This paper will examine African-American soldiers’ journey during the American Civil War. I took interest in this particular topic because I wanted to learn more about black men in war and how they fought for their freedom. For centuries white people used to own black people from Africa as slaves to satisfy their interests, whites believed they had authority above dark skin people because of their race. Thanks to the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 black slaves in…