This is the eulogy of Ethan C. Freeburne, who passed away in the mountains saving his entire hiking group from a collapsing rock face, at the age of sixteen. He was born in Southeast Idaho in a moderately sized town called Pocatello, Idaho. His parents were Rebecca J. Freeburne and Chris M. Freeburne, whom he lived with until his family moved to Aberdeen, Idaho. They lived there for two years, then shortly after having Ethan’s sister, Brianna J. Freeburne, his parents decided to move to a small town
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On, May 31st, 1897, a slight drizzle accompanied an immense crowed gathered to witness a parade and the unveiling of an elaborate Civil War monument. As the processional of nearly 3,500 cadets, seamen, militia men marched its way down Essex and Beacon streets, it was met with overwhelming resemblance to a march completed 30 years prior by the pride of the abolitionist movement, the Massachusetts Fifty-fourth volunteer regiment – the first colored regiment in United States history. Interesting, survivors
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720 deaths. 12,400 from the Union and 10,320 from the Confederates. The battle was very gruesome and bloody for what soldiers and officers described. McClellan was seen as a failure after the battle and was removed from his position by President Lincoln due to the fact of McClellan not completely destroying the Confederates entirely when he had the
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The Reconstruction Era commenced shortly after the Civil War, to stabilize the southern states. Lincoln took charge of this reconstruction, alongside Congress, by first establishing The Freedmen's Bureau, an agency whose goal was to help the newly “freed men” by providing education food, housing, and medical aid. However, Lincoln’s assassination followed soon after, destroying any hope for an orderly reconstruction. Andrew Johnson was sworn into office, who did not believe in racial equality and
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Samuel Sewall was an American judge, merchant, writer, and diarist. He was born in England he received a master’s degree from Harvard university. Sewall was also one the judges that took part in the Salem witch trails in which he sent 20 people to wrongful death, he later proclaimed that he was in the wrong and apologized for his actions. He is also well known for his writing The Selling of Joseph: A Memorial this was a three page anti-slavery pamphlet that was published in Boston during the 1700’s
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Dred Scott was an enslaved african american man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom. Dred Scott had lived with his owner in a free state before returning to the slave state of Missouri. His argument was that the time he spent in those states entitled him to be emancipated. However, Chief justice Roger B. Taney and the court disagreed. They believed no black man, free or slave could become a citizen or ask the court for freedom. This was the Dred Scott v. Sandford case of
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of the conflict. Historian David Potter sees Jefferson Davis’s poor management of the war as the central reason for the South’s defeat. Although, Abraham Lincoln also had his faults, such as some initial hesitation over military issues, his political governance by comparison proved to be more effective in maintaining morale and unity. Lincoln was very gifted politician, who was able to persuade Congress and the public that his policies would bring victory. He was also flexible in his tactics and
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The political battle that took place during the 1940 presidential election divided Americans as much if not greater than any election before it ever had. The debate that consumed the country took place between the isolationists and the interventionists. Those who wanted to stay out of the war that was ravaging Europe (although some for nefarious reasons) and those who (while opposed to sending troops to Europe) felt that the United Stated should support those nations holding out against the Nazi
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Alexander Stephens, Vice President of the Confederate States of America, gave a speech on March 21, 1861 in Savannah, Georgia. His speech is known as the “Cornerstone Speech,” for the Confederate States of America. Throughout his speech one can see very remarkably his position regarding the “African race.” However, he not only expresses his opinion, but claims that he is right and that anyone who thinks differently is wrong. Stephens believes firmly that white people are greater than the Africans
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Who was James K. Polk? James K. Polk was the United States President from 1845 to 1849. Possibly known as “the man who emerged the Civil War”, which is not true, though some of his actions did bring the war about. Polk began studying law in Nashville which had opened many doors for a young James. He was elected as the clerk of the Tennessee State Senate in 1819. By 1822 Polk was very determined to promote his status to be a candidate for the Tennessee House of Representatives. Polk decided to join
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