In “Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: Another Debate,” Breiseth examines the differences and similarities in both Lincoln and Douglass’s onions in regards to slave abolition. Breiseth lays out the series of event that lead up to the emancipation proclamation and the end of the civil war. Breiseth claims that in the end, Lincoln and Douglass had the same fundamental opinions towards the causes and consequences of the Civil War. Throughout this political timeline, Breiseth provides us with evidence
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the American civilians, Soldiers and the Country that was to come out of the war that no one could win. The Civil war, tore apart the country by North and South, Unions and Confederates, Northerners were known as Yankees and Southerners were known as Rebels. With Tennessee sitting on the border line of the Union and Confederate states it created more of a complication as this forced them to take a side. Tennessee’s geography took a large part in deciding the position of its state. Western Tennessee
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After Shiloh and the battle of Corinth, Grant demonstrated very well that he didn’t need to butcher soldiers to win a battle with his conquest of Vicksburg. After Corinth, Grant determined that the Confederate city of Vicksburg must fall if he wanted control of the Mississippi River. By taking Vicksburg he would cut critical supplies coming into the Confederacy from the west. Upon a failed joint attack on the city, Grant had to decide how he would next attack the city. In order to avoid a siege solely
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of Chickamauga, the Confederacy's greatest victory in the West. Fact #1: Chickamauga was the largest Confederate victory in the Western theater. Braxton Bragg Braxton Bragg Library of Congress At the end of a summer that had seen the disastrous Confederate loss at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, the triumph of the Army of Tennessee at Chickamauga was a well-timed turn around for the Confederates. Bragg’s forces at Chickamauga secured a decisive victory, breaking through Federal
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of Brice’s Crossroads was a true underdog story of how a battle is won through strategic understanding of the current situation and the ability to outsmart your opponent. Though greatly outmanned, MG Nathan Bedford Forrest was able to take his Confederate Force of only 3,500 cavalrymen and defeat the 4,800 infantrymen and 3,300 cavalrymen of Brigadier-General Sturgis Union Army. MG Forrest’s ability to employ his artillery along his enemy’s intended avenues of approach and predict his courses of
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The Battle of Shiloh was fought on April 6, 1862 and ended on April 7, 1862. The Battle of Shiloh was won by the Union army. It had over 23,000 casualties the battle of Shiloh was the first battle in the Civil War that saw a big amount of dead and suffering. At that time it was the bloodiest battle in American history. In the story The Drummer Boy of Shiloh by Ray Bradbury there was a boy called Joby who ran from home. The night before the battle he was afraid of what could happen the next day he
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technological advantage for the Union and the South. During this time, some cannons could range up to three-quarters of a mile to one and a half miles. Some imported or larger artillery pieces could range even further distances. When Union soldiers and Confederate soldiers moved across the territories, their artillery pieces would move with them, mobility was essential. During intense battles, positioning of the field artillery was important and the artillery could be used to go forward or sent back, depending
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reinforcements from the defeat at Perryville in kentucky. The Union army of the Cumberland, led by Major General William Rosecrans was also in Tennessee resupplying. General Rosecrans had gotten orders to move in on the confederates, in late December he moved in south. The Union and Confederates met along Stones River, north of Murfreesboro. On December 31, Bragg attacked first and completely destroyed the right side of the Union, driving them back 3 miles. Bragg’s troops pushed Union troops nearly into
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Gettysburg address was a turning point in the American Revolution. It was the Gettysburg Battle that lead to many casualties. Also known as the American Civil War between the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of Potomac; a more common name was Confederate army against the Union. At the end of this great battle there were fifty-one-thousand men dead, wounded, or missing. Keep in mind that back then treatment to wounds were different from now considering the technological advancements we’ve made. A
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Whistles blaring, soldiers shouting, and the sounds of gunshots rang in the ears of people at the Big Shanty Train Station as The General, a Confederate supply locomotive, was being hijacked and stolen by Union raiders. The Great Locomotive Chase, or Andrews’ Raid, was a vital element of the Civil War because of the Unions daring seizure of the Confederate steam-engine The General led by James Andrews, along with twenty-two volunteers. The Great Locomotive Chase was a steam-engine pursuit in the
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