Young Josh's Summary

The Confederate Congress passed a law that forced anyone between the ages of 18 to 35 to join the army. This was a problem for the mountain farmers since they were needed for crops, and without them, their families wouldn’t survive. In a nearby town, called Marshall, there was a raid by men who left the Confederates and some were from Shelton Laurel. Most of what was stolen was salt and blankets, salt more importantly

Drawing on statistics of Confederate and Union losses as well as personal accounts from southerners, the two authors expertly craft their book while fully utilizing both primary and secondary sourcing to back up their

On April 12, 1861, a date that changed our great nation, began the Civil War when Confederate soldiers invaded the Union’s Fort Sumter in Charleston Bay. Made up of eleven southern states, the Confederate Army battled the Union in a bloody war that resulted in the deaths of approximately 618,222 men. The key issue as to why the Civil War began was states’ rights. The southern states wanted authority over federal government and the power to abolish laws that did not benefit them, such as laws prohibiting slavery. This caused a great split in our young nation and resulted in significant leaders on both sides of the armies.

The American Civil war took place between 1861-1865. It was the costliest war on ever fought on American soil. John and Sara immigrated to America at the very end of the civil war or just after, if they came in 1866. This would mean they would have faced the 4th and final horsemen, War. As I previously stated the Rock Island Arsenal was a prison for Confederate soldiers. It housed 12,000 imprisoned

April 1865 was a month that could have disentangled the country. Rather, it spared it. Here Jay Winik offers a splendid new take a gander at the Civil War's last days that will always show signs of change the way we see the war's end and the country's fresh start. Exceptionally set inside the bigger range of history, loaded with rich profiles of outsize figures, new renegade grant, and a holding story, this is a magnificent record of the thirty most vital days in the life of the United States.

The video starts by stating multiple events that happened in 1864, putting the 4th year of the Civil War into worldwide context. During this year, the United States would be the first nation to hold an election during a civil war; Lincoln's chance at winning the election of 1864 was very low because of the 3.5 years of war. The video then focuses on the major generals of the war, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, by mentioning their lives before and during the war. Grant and Lee's first encounter was in the Battle of the Wilderness, where the undergrowth was so heavy that the enemy's movements could only be seen until the 2 sides were right infront of each other; the battle caused many casualties to both sides and was inconclusive. Major

In order to look into the lives of the U.S. citizens during the Civil War I decided to look into the first week from April 12, 1861 to April 18, 1861 of the New York Times. I looked into this week of articles to see how the New York Times covered the outbreak of the war and the people’s response to it. Some of the main war events covered were: call for Union to relinquish command of Fort Sumter and first shots of the war, reaction to the surrender of Fort Sumter, Lincoln’s Proclamation to add seventy-five thousand volunteers to the war efforts, possible attacks on Fort Pickens, and the Confederate reaction to Lincoln’s Proclamation. During this week, the north was obviously nervous and scared yet felt they would win as well as confused as to why the war was happening at all.

The American Civil War was a military conflict between the United States of America (the Union), and 11 secessionist Southern states, organized as the Confederate States of America (the Confederacy). It was the culmination of four decades of intense sectional conflict and it reflected deep-seated economic, social, and political differences between the North and the South. Many books have been written on this “first modern war” describing how over 620,000 men were killed. Jeff Shaara goes deeper and explores the personal conflicts of four historical figures, two from the South and two from North: General Lee, General Jackson, Colonel Chamberlain, and Hancock.

The book “This Boy’s Life” by Tobias Wolff is a memoir written about the author’s childhood memories and experiences. The author shows many different characters within the book. Many of them are just minor character that does not affect the author much in his life choices and thoughts throughout his growth. But there are some that acts as the protagonist and some the antagonist. One of them is Dwight, the protagonist’s or Jack’s stepfather. This character seems to be one of the characters that inhibit Jack’s choices and decisions. This character plays a huge role in Jack’s life as it leaves a huge scar in his memory. The author here spends the majority of time in this character in the memoir to show the readers the relationship between

During the Civil War, Texas fought for the Confederate States of America. For nine years following the Civil War, Texas is in turmoil, as its people attempt to solve political, social, and economic problems produced by the war. One of the major forces that threatens change in the state is the United States Army. Federal troops are there, at least in part, to ensure loyalty to the federal government and to protect the rights of the blacks. To many Texans, the army, most of whom fought for the North in the Civil War, is an unwanted occupying force. Joseph, who is part of this unwelcomed army, is sent to Sulphur Springs to take part in a military occupation of the town. He meets an environment of hate and destruction much of it aimed at him and

No other war seems to hold our focus like the Civil War. Scholars have chosen to make it their life's work, authors have written reams about it, and we all feel some kind of connection to the Civil War. This paper was created to highlight some of the major battles that took place during that conflict. Major battles usually marked a drastic change in the momentum from one side to the other or led to massive losses of troops. These battles and their results all played a huge part in the outcome of the war.

Mark Twain once said, "We are creatures of outside influences -- we originate nothing within. Whenever we take a new line of thought and drift into a new line of belief and action, the impulse is always suggested from the outside." In the memoir This Boy’s Life, by Tobias Wolff Jack shows that he is a creature of outside influence. Some examples of this are that he copies what his friends do, he doesn't try to shape his own life, and he is heavily influenced by the male figures in his life.

The war started in 1861 and was beginning to end by January of 1865. By then, Federal (Federal was another name given to the Union Army) armies were spread throughout the Confederacy and the Confederate Army had lost a lot of men. In the year before, the North had lost an enormous amount of lives, but had more than enough to lose

The Yankees made inquiry, and pretty soon they came forward with the Confederate soldier’s brother-both boys from Missouri, one of them in Confederate gray and the other in Federal blue. The Confederate had

The American Civil War, which began in 1861 to 1865, has gone down in history as the one of the most significant events to have ever occurred in the United States of America, thus far. At that time, questions had arose wondering how the United States ever got so close to hitting rock bottom, especially being that it was a conflict within the country itself. Hostility steadily grew through the years dividing the nation further and further, and finally leading to the twelfth day in April 1861 in Fort Sumter, North Carolina. The American Civil War was an irrepressible battle and aside from the obvious physical effects of the war, the disagreement over states rights, the act of slavery, and the raising of tariffs played crucial roles in the