Medicine for the War The battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest battle of the Civil war. In the first day more than 50,000 soldiers were killed. Tons of them were captured or missing or wounded. A lot of people died, but a lot were also injured and they had to rely on the medicine, cure , or method to help them get better. These soldiers used weaponry like swords or firearms including rifles,pistols. Even artillery such as cannons were used. Now since we live in a more advanced society,
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In the Civil War, there were several battles such as the Battle of Bull Run. The passage, “The Battle of Bull Run,” and the novel, Soldier’s Heart, have several similarities which include the fact that Abraham Lincoln wanted to attack the Rebels, and that there were spectators watching the gruesome and horrifying battle. In both the passage and the novel, they mentioned how President Abraham Lincoln wanted to attack the rebels to win the Civil War. Charley states in Soldier’s Heart that a rumor was
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Any war fanatic is very familiar with the technological advances during the 1860s. Many factors of weaponry, transportation, and communication became in great use during this era. Innovations and advances include the telegraph, photography, aerial reconnaissance, railroads, army ambulance corps, long-range weapons, and warships. Tools and weapons such as these led to the great destruction and death that became known as the Civil War. Weapons and transportation were a big show stopper during the
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In Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked The Civil War by Tony Horwitz, not only do we get an action packed adventure story, but it also provides a detailed historical background and very vivid character portrayal. Horwitz is a gifted author who does a magnificent job providing blow-by-blow detail on events as well as bringing to life the fascinating, messianic leader who would push a nation towards civil war with his prophetic words, writing down one last message as he left his cell
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in the civil war, there was two sides, the union and the confederate army. there was also many different perspectives on it. you were either for it, against it, or you didn't have a preference. the civil war tore families apart, including slave families, which was the reason why there was a war in the first place. the civil war greatly impacted the views of the soldiers and there families soldiers today have views that do not stray from the soldiers in the past, for example, in" letter to sarah
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do what she felt was right, and become a battlefield nurse. She pushed through Gender role, being unprepared, and warzones, all to help save lives and make a difference in the War. Clara was widely seen as the Angel of the Battlefield. Giving everything she could to save lives, and bring relief to the soldiers of the Civil War. One of the biggest issues she had, however, was the gender roles of her time. In Clara’s time, It was unheard of for a woman to do anything in the army, let alone anything to
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Hedges and Sacco began Days of Siege with a story of a robbery that involved Silvia Ramos and her husband Hernandez. I think that it was a good way to start the chapter because it was so different from the first chapter, Days of Theft. The story portrayed was strong, descriptive, and showed the highlight of the chapter, Camden. This city sits on the edge of the Delaware River facing Philadelphia and is described in detail from a man named Banks. Banks, is a former prisoner who shot his best friend
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discussing the winners and losers of war, There are no winners. This is the case in Pat Carr’s book The Death of a Confederate Colonel. Saranell Birdsong finds her life falling apart one piece at a time, after Ian Birdsong, her father leaves to go fight in the civil war. While she is receiving letters from her Dad about confederate victories, nearby towns are being burned down and fellow neighbors are coming back dead. There are no victors that come from war. Saranell has just received a
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The Civil War was fought over 150 years ago, yet for some Americans the War remains unfinished. This unfinished war however, can only bring consequences to the society rebuilt after it. Many of the ideas and controversies present during the Civil War; Confederate pride, racial tension and white supremacy, still affects the society we live in today. Rebel/Confederate pride is a paragon of how the Civil War still lives in the hearts and minds of many Americans. In Tony Horwitz’ book, Confederates
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Sierra Leone Civil War The Sierra Leone civil war which lasted about 11 years from 1991 to 2001 has resulted about 50, 000 of death followed by numerous accounts of rape, murder, displaced, destruction properties as well as other crimes that are absolutely against the humanity (Shah, 2001). It began on March 23, 1991 when the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), a rebel army led by Foday Sankoh which was supported by the special forces from the Charles Taylor’s National Patriotic Front of Libera (NPFL)
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