Who really knows what caused the Civil War? Could it be westward expansion or different cultures? There are many reasons that could have collaborated together to put the nation at war. The three main causes of the war are slavery, distinction within the North and the South, and the election of Abraham Lincoln. Why would there be peace with a nation that’s divided into two that are the complete opposite of each other?…
Charleston, South Carolina was abuzz with talk of war and all the different battles taking place around them - A battle called, the ‘Battle of Secessionville,’ that had taken place in June of the previous year, in which the Confederates defended and pushed back the invading Yankee Army, now had Charleston dubbed as ‘invulnerable’. However, that did not stop the Yankees from trying. What made the bombardment worse was that on this day, Allie lay floundering, trying to give birth to her child; the Yankees began bombarding the city. Mary O’Toole and Maize were doing everything they could to help Allie and to keep her comfortable. Screaming at the top of her lungs, looking directly at Mary O’Toole before closing her eyes against the pain, Allie cried, “I can’t do this; it hurts too badly!…
The North and the South had very different cultures. The North was more industrial. This gives the North a huge advantage. They have factories to make gun and ammunition. “Also, since their railroads were small and not interconnected, it was hard for the South to move food, weapons, and even men quickly over long distances.”…
With the end of Civil War, the victorious north faced an unprecedented challenge about how to reconstruct the ravaged and resentful south as it was the large responsibility for the federal government and its resources were inadequate. President Lincoln issued a Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction which said that 10 percent of the southerners who voted in 1860 needed to sign a loyalty oath to the union and after that the states could join the union back. They were also got the presidential pardon of excusing them of treason. His actions indicate that he wanted Reconstruction to be a short process in which secessionist states could draft new constitutions as swiftly as possible. He returned all property to former Confederates who pledged loyalty to the…
Introduction The American civil started purely as a military effort with limited political objectives especially for the white community. By early 1861 white citizen’s main aim of the fight was to preserve the union and as well maintain a democratic republic. The north fought for reunification whereas the south fought for independence during the initial stages of the civil war. However, the war changed between 1862 and 1863 as a result of emancipation.…
The years after the Civil War are known as the Reconstruction era 1865-1877. The South had three main issues to deal with. How to deal with the states as they rejoined the Union? How Southern whites should be treated? How to deal with the freed slaves?…
During the Civil War, over 200,000 of all soldiers deserted their post (Desertion Confederate). If soldiers deserted their post and were caught, they would be known as cowards for the rest of their life. Even though the Civil War was gruesome, many soldiers decided to desert their post, and because of this it affected their side and they were punished. When soldiers desert, they leave their post before their service expires.…
Civil War Doctors and Medicine Every Thursday Americans tune in to watch their favorite medical drama Grey’s Anatomy. Even the show is not completely accurate once you get past the crying and romance, a decent representation of today’s medicine is shown. However, modern medicine has not always been this way. When going into war injuries are to be expected by both sides. With today’s technology healing those who are wounded is not a challenge that arises anymore.…
What led to the American Civil War is a topic of debate which lacks a simple answer. There is heated debate whether the war was fought for emancipation or to preserve the Union. Historians can advocate for either argument since both sides have ample evidence to support their respective standpoint. Both Hollywood and scholarship agree that the Civil War is a war to preserve the Union. While the issue of slavery was a massive factor in the war, it was not the defining factor.…
The Civil War affected many of American women lives during the years of 1861-1865. Women disguised themselves as men just to be able to do things men did. They played important roles at home and on the battlefield and it wasn't easy. Women were always told they couldn't do some of the things that men did. Women did not always have to stay in the house.…
The American Civil War The American Civil War was a crucial point in American history that affected the development of America. The Civil War defined what the nation was going to become in the future. It was a war the pitted brother against brother and father against son. It started on April 12, 1861 and lasted four long years until it finally ended on April 9, 1865. The Civil War was the bloodiest war in American history, causing the loss of 625,000 lives.…
When the Civil War commenced on April 12th, 1861, more than 3 million Union and Confederate soldiers geared up for battle. Men from all over America were appointed to go support their side in the war. While their battles are often historically analyzed, well known, and greatly documented, there is one aspect that rarely gets attention: the role of women in the American Civil War. The lives of women were drastically affected by the Civil War. Several disguised themselves as men to be able to join the battlefield.…
Discuss the causes of the Civil War. Cite as many facts as possible to back up your analysis. One of the causes of the Civil War was the question of whether to establish slavery in the west. The debate between the government has intensified as whether slavery should be allowed in the new territories taken from Mexico after the Mexican-American War (Corbett, et al, 421).…
Imagine fighting for a great cause, not only for your country but for your own race! African Americans fought for both the Confederates and the Union. Some of these African Americans were former slaves, others were African Americans who wanted to abolish (or get rid of) slavery. Over 180,000 African Americans served in the Civil War. Many however, were not recognized after the war ended.…
Between 1861 and 1877, the United States experienced Reconstruction after one of the most brutal Civil War to date. The North and South division over slavery provoked the South to seceding and becoming the Confederate States of America. There was many positive and negative aspects to the Civil War. Some positive outcomes from the Civil War was the newfound freedom of slaves and the improvement in women’s reform. Some negative outcomes from the Civil War was the South’s loss of land and crop from the devastated land left behind and the South’s hold on to racism.…