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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...

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

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

the coast of Georgia and Florida under Colonel Oliver T. Beards command (Kennington, 2009). Their expedition, and raids, proved su...

notes the following: "He wondered why he did not feel some keen agony of fear cutting his sense like a knife. He wondered at this,...

was introduced and defeated; it would have "prohibited slavery in the newly-acquired territories" (Compromise of 1850, 2009). The ...

were simply too many new things, new approaches, and as such this often led to confusion and as such proved detrimental in many re...

the narrator offers a different look at women as they stood to inspire the men and give them peace. This is evident when the man i...

in a state of oblivion to his position of being owned as property and was almost completely unaware that this position was anythin...

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...

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

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

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...

This book reviews pertains to Tony Horwitz's text "Midnight Rising, John Brown and the raid that sparked the Civil War," which des...

This 6 page paper gives an overview of the fight post Civil War for African American equal rights. This paper includes the formati...

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at American history. Discussion questions are answered in short essays about civil righ...

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at black soldiers in the Civil War. The experiences of inequality endured by such soldi...

The years between 1865 and 1877 were known as the Reconstruction era because the country was trying to recover and rebuild after t...

This research paper/essay discusses various issues in American history pertaining to liberty. This includes the factors that led u...

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at the American Civil War. Modern aspects such as civic participation and the use of a...

did not engage in combat (Matlof Multimedia U.S. History). However, these statistics are deceiving because most of the northern r...

kill. They are trained to do this in order to eliminate their own risk of death. The use of deadly force is justified because offi...

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

Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas and Virginia decided that they would succeed from the union and...

made some states different than others, thus leading to further illustrate different ideals as well as different politics and econ...

a portrait of a gracious and elegant way of life populated by generous masters and happy "darkies" one of whom, Big Sam, even risk...

causes were paramount in the instigation of World War I, but these factors alone would not have been sufficient to cause a war wit...