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well he might be, since three of his children died that winter of a fever, within a week of one another (Shaara). He is a good sol...

that "their Southern brethren" supply "material aid" (An appeal to the south, 1865). Their cause was bolstered by bloody acts like...

a reputation for brilliant cavalry tactics, was elected the leader of all the Klan organizations, with the title of Grand Wizard (...

equality to all its citizens. Historians have argued that the U.S. was doomed to fight the Civil War when it wrote a Constitution...

based on the regiments history, was a success and may indicate more greater in future. The student is facing a significant amount ...

from the spiral grooves inside the barrel: this is called "rifling" and is designed to make the bullet spin; it is believed that t...

assistance from the government. Another problem involving the land was the fact that aristocrats were buying up large tracts and ...

Their purpose was to have Parliament abolish slave trade, rather than declare slavery to be illegal. As an incremental play, this ...

of the rioters, which was directed at African Americans, possessed the mob with such ferocity that they lost all sense of humanity...

the north prior to and during the war, the political shift in power with the south remaining weak in the national forum for decade...

had an impact on both the war protestors and the Civil Rights activists. If every person has an inherent worth, then anything that...

or that Lee wanted to resign after Gettysburg. Ordinary people behave in ordinary ways. The North was shocked and dismayed by the...

by the slave states because they had the potential of tipping the scales in one direction or another in regard to free verses slav...

This 10 page paper discusses the way in which urban planning has transformed New York City since the end of the Civil War. The wri...

In five pages this important Civil War battle is described in an overview of events. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....

prompted by a growing lower class of former servants who had worked through the terms of their indentures and thus became competit...

analysis and interpretation of the material led him to conclude that the Restoration was a success, particularly in light of the p...

well as the case that finally struck down the concept of "separate but equal" in terms of education, and mandating that all school...

states and what free states could join the Union in order to maintain a balance wherein slave states never had the upper hand it s...

were clearly relevant. During the American Civil War, some of the techniques were used. However, cavalry would not perform trad...

of self-preservation that had, up until that time, marked the soldiers of this war (McPherson 540). In short, though the Confedera...

USS Monitor is heralded as "the most famous of all American warships" largely because of its rotating turret, but in early March o...

had died, wrote letters to the families of other loved ones who died, and essentially came together in a very subtle way that defi...

In nine pages this paper discusses the rebellions and slave revolts that occurred around the U.S. Civil War period as described in...

hold in favor of Scotts claim (PG). However, the U.S. Constitution did not support Scotts assumption. It was a complicated issue ...

participated as a foot soldier for the duration. It details Rhodes impressive ascent through the infantry ranks, beginning first ...

of Negroes were literate." Slavery had given few opportunities to develop initiative or to think independently. A writer for Harp...

record of communication between Semmes and his superiors. Boykin, in his Preface, also thanks the Alderman library at the Universi...

civilized nation. While historians blame Grants lackadaisical resolve to enforce Reconstruction laws, that slavery was ever sough...

alike despite their willingness to risk their lives in combat. But as the text illustrates, racial discrimination was unfortunate...