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finally received the freedom they so desperately wanted. When the Reconstruction Period arrived, it looked as though blacks were ...

is an extremely interesting account of the plight of the American black after the Civil War. Written from the viewpoint of Gideon...

construction of Fort Pickens (Lufkin, 2002). In January of 1861, the Federal military presence in Pensacola was minimal, consisti...

maritime warfare spawned such innovations as human powered underwater vessels that harbored explosive charges connected to spars t...

the vision to build a railroad across the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, and then to continue the railroad across the Unit...

North and the more rural, ante-bellum Old South. Most historians agree that, in addition to the concept of slavery, vast d...

white freedom and black slavery. The link between whites and blacks would change considerably between the arrival of those first ...

was taken prisoner three times, and escaped three times. He was grazed or hit by Yankee bullets on numerous occasions, and once, h...

property") and the prohibition of any branch of the U.S. government to conduct unlawful search and seizure investigations against ...

In five pages this paper examines Ancient Egypt's political system and structure in a consideration of viziers, the role played by...

hold up to the demand. Each time the demand grew so did the number of black farmers who toiled the land. Cotton was not the only...

unusual. The Spanish Civil War quickly became infiltrated by foreign intervention on both sides, and indeed has been likened to a ...

of the intelligensia of the period to realize that the revolution would, by definition, evolve from the most non-urbanized corners...

feeling of liberty would be extended to them. They were wrong. The fifteenth and fourteenth amendments came and went, but their ri...

offer, and also because they used better wartime strategies and had stellar leadership. The Civil War began in 1860 at a time whe...

of Benjamin Franklin Ferris, 2002). In August of 1861 Ferris signed up to join Captain H. Cook who was recruiting soldiers to go ...

materiel that were used during each war. The first war to be fought by Americans, and on American soil was the American...

Online 2002, PG). Of the nine principles of war that were used in this particular battle, the one most used was that of objective...

civil buildings, there have been a number of issues come to the fore. There are many aspects that have been addressed over...

chose to split the Confederate army into two groups, nonetheless. "Lee left 10,000 men under Jubal Early, while he and Thomas Ston...

of Irish counties with English settlers in the hopes that the Irish would adopt the political, social and religion of the English....

be fired (Crossby, 2002). Upon a discovery that the Scots had been making plans with the French he again decided attack wit...

would support the opposite, namely, a "slow, feeble, disorganized attack" (Hughes, 2002). He also explains this strategy based on ...

to what should be done in the area of reconstructing after the Civil War. THE POLITICAL SITUATION AFTER THE WAR Needless to say ...

have been discussed in the past and are relatively well known are based on the worst instincts of human nature which seem to defy ...

out buildings and heavy damages to their property. These people, who had formerly just grown food crops, began to attempt to grow...

is influences upon the Civil War were such that had he not been a primary participant in the battle, history would have recorded t...

of effecting what is right" (The American Dilemma). There are many factors that can be cited as the cause for the Civil...

proved to be the right choice. Burnside even gained support of President Lincoln, who approved their mission but warned that they...

on executions so that the society can take time to figure out why the system is broken (2002). Then, possibly, it is alluded that ...