The Union and Confederates both made crucial decisions during Sherman’s March to the Sea, that greatly changed the course of the war. For example, Sherman’s strategy to reaching Atlanta, was to flank. This strategy is where a smaller portion of the army goes around the opposition, attacking from the side, or south of the army. Flanking also catches the enemy out of position, and makes them fight without warning. This tactic forced the Confederates to retreat and retreat until they were forced to
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rebellion against the United States (page 97). However it didn’t free the slave in the 4 Border States, because he wanted to stay loyal to them. The reason why Lincoln free the slaves in confederates states was: to convince England and France to stay out of the war, to encourage slaves living in the Confederate states to rebel against their masters and thus cause confusion and chaos in the south, and to scare the wits out of the southern slave holders (page 98). Meanwhile, Lincoln hired Joe Hooker
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Statistically, Lincoln failed at business twice, lost eight elections, and suffered several illnesses, but he continued to strive towards his goals (Kazan, 2013). How did he persevere? Simple, he read the Bible daily, treated all people equally, trusted God, and surrounded himself with those who had the skills to fulfill the vision of a nation undivided (Estes, 2013). Continually, Lincoln displayed his power of persistence by running for political positions, even after being rejected twice in
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From an overarching context, this presentation was an analysis of the Appomattox meeting between Robert E. Lee and U.S. Grant that symbolized the end of the Civil War. This presentation was displayed by Dr. Elizabeth Varon, who is not only an expert in her field, but an accomplished woman on multiple accounts. Dr. Varon began her presentation with a general summary of the Appomattox meeting on April 9, 1865. As previously mentioned, the two leaders involved in this military agreement was the surrendered
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the state withdrew by a vote of 8415 on January 9, 1861. With this vote, Mississippi took after South Carolina into the Confederate Conditions of America. On February 9, 1861, delegates of these states met in Montgomery, Alabama and the temporary Confederate Congress chose
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A Spy in the Civil War “Franklin was known by every man in the regiment, and her desertion was the topic of every campfire. The beardless boy was a universal favorite, and much anxiety was expressed over her safety. We never heard of her again during the war, and could never account for her desertion.” Captain Morse stated while being interviewed by the Kansas City Star. Sarah Emma Edmonds was a woman who helped out in the Civil War by selling bibles and books, was a nurse, and a spy with many different
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When was South Carolina founded? Why? By who? South Carolina was founded by King Charles ll. King Charles originated from England. He found the land, then he made South Carolina and North Carolina one big colony. He was inspired by his fathers name to title the land he now owned. His fathers name as '' Carolus''. So, King Charles ll named the land '' Province of Carolina''. This happened in 1633. King Charles owned all of this land up until 1729. In 1729, King Charles allowed eight nobles
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Discuss the effectiveness of the Confederate blockade-runners and why they were able to sustain the Confederacy until late in the Civil War. Early in the Civil War blockade-runners were skilled in the art of evading the many warships. There were several factors that contributed to that success. The first being the North was not able to accomplish a full blockade of the confederate states. Although, “ships were purchased by the Navy Department and re-rigged to carry out blockade duties,” there were
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-Rifles For Watie- The Civil War had a total of more than 650,000 deaths. Many of these deaths were made through tough decision making. Each decision could affect the future of the individuals in the war. Each army man benefited their sides of the fight. Each individual worked countless hours for their side. That is why decision making is so crucial in war. In a book called Rifles For Watie, the main character named Jefferson Davis Bussey, made the decision of volunteering for the army. He became
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James Franklin Sistrunk was a world renowned African American doctor who influenced Florida’s history in a big way. He stands today as the forbearer of Black medicine and the foot soldier in the battle for racial equality during the early days of the civil rights movement. James Sistrunk was born in Midway, Florida near Tallahassee in 1891, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Berry Sistrunk. According to ‘Doc’ Sistrunk 1891-1966, “He graduated from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee in 1919
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