Going into the Civil War, the knowledge about medicine and medical practices was primitive. People didn’t know about sterilization, or cleanliness in general. During the Civil War, many diseases ravaged the soldiers on both sides of the war, such as malaria, tetanus, and blood poisoning. But in spite of all the horrible things going on, there was some good medical advances going on as well. In the Civil War, there were tons of diseases that ran rampant all over both the Union and Confederate
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CIVIL WAR JOURNALS “My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, And is not either to save or destroy slavery” -Abraham Lincoln (1862) THE BACKGROUND CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR (C.W. JOURNAL #1). The Civil War wasn’t only about the fight of freedom for the black people, but also the economics, and the states against the federal rights, lead them to the call of battle. To me, they were important factors that people had their own desire of having the life they wanted. The Economic
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using gunpowder as a weapon was a huge discovery that would forever change the way wars were fought. During the American Revolutionary War, guns were very unreliable and inaccurate. But the changes made to weapons during the American Civil War changed the gun from being a weapon no more effective than a bow, to being one of the deadliest weapon in history. There is a reason that the American Civil War was able to cause so much death and destruction in only 4 years. Not only did standard issue firearms
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In the PBS film by Tavis Smiley, “MLK: A Call to Conscience,” Tavis explored Martin Luther King’s stand against the Vietnam War and the influence of his legacy today. Tavis reached out to scholars, associates and personal friends of Dr. King who gave personal accounts of their feelings toward MLK and his movements. These events will also be supported by evidence from two other films, “Eyes on the Prize: Episode 4” which profiled MLK’s last year prior to his assassination, and “The Assassination
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Sumter, starting the Civil War. Lincoln originally only fought to preserve the Union, but after two years of bitter fighting and the risk of other nations joining the Confederacy, it became clear that the war needed to be rebranded. Up to this point, Frederick Douglass, a well-spoken, influential abolitionist, had continuously urged Lincoln to make the war about slavery. Finally, Lincoln agreed with that. In January of 1863, the
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Chapter 11 Terms 1. Anaconda plan the Union plan to split the Confederacy in half in order to weaken it 2. Fort Sumter A fort in South Carolina where the first battle of the Civil War occurred and resulted in a Confederate victory 3. PGT Beauregard lead Confederates in the battle of Bull Run 4. 5 Northern Advantages larger population and troops, experienced government, better transportation, coal/more supplies because of more factories, and had navy 5. 5 Southern Advantages familiar territory
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The March after the Confederate States succession, Abraham Lincoln was elected president and, though stating he would not try to end the use of slaves, he ran on a platform that was against the expansion of slavery. Ultimately, this led to the Civil War between the anti-slavery
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The American Civil War was a testing period of opposing wills between the Union and the Confederacy. The main focal point for the war was on the issue of slavery. Headed by Abraham Lincoln, the Union desperately tried to emancipate the slaves while Jefferson Davis, head of the Confederates, tried to lead the Confederate rebellion against this emancipation. The two sides met numerous times in many battles that were spearheaded by brave soldiers. The soldiers of the American Civil War had many things
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U.S. Involvement in the War on Terror The War on Terror is tough to define. It is considered a war, but not in the traditional sense. When one thinks of war they think of enemies, a battlefield, weapons, and death. However, the war on terror is slightly different. The lines that define enemies and allies are blurred, there is no battlefield, and the weapons come in all shapes and sizes. Nonetheless, there has still been death. Starting on September 11, 2001, the War on Terror has been waged
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people in the Civil War. The food on the Civil War was given for both Union and Confederate soldiers and it was provided by their respective Commissary De- partments, but the daily rations were given to the soldiers uncooked. Generals and other officers had the comfort of a cook, but the majority of the soldiers were collected in groups to prepare their food. The food during the Civil War wasn't high quality and it didn't taste good. according to “Ken. “Civil War Food.” Civil War Academy - American
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