Analysis Of The Battle Cry Of Freedom

In the Voices of Freedom, the passage explains the idea of American imperialism during the 1890s. It was written by a Filipino revolutionary and politician Emilio Aguinaldo. He was writing about the how the United States are taking over countries and limit their freedoms. Emilio's document was specifically describing the United States' occupation of the Philippines after the Spanish American War. The Question is that "Why does Aguinaldo think that the United States is betraying its own values?". Emilio thinks that the U.S is betraying its own value because they follow the practice of imperialism.

Soldiers on both sides interpreted the meaning of the War for Independence in differing ways. The Confederates thought they were fighting for their own independence from a tyrannical government, while northerners believed they were fighting to preserve the Union. The initial impulse of why men enlisted for war came from what the French called rage military, which according to McPherson is a sense of duty, honor, and patriotism for your country (McPherson, 16). For the North the initial anger and fighting spirit came right at the beginning of the declaration of war. For the original Confederate states, it was not the attack on Fort Sumter that sparked their enthusiasm, but the when they seceded from the union. The upper Southern states of Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee joined the Confederacy when Lincoln called for troops. The Confederates fought for liberty while the

Throughout history we have seen how the government can censor the media during a time of war, in despite of the first amendment. We are entitled to our voices and opinions and by censoring what the media and citizens feel, not allowing them to express their concerns or ideas or concepts is an atrocity. The government decides if we enter a war not the citizens. Are we are never allowed to speak out against a war? Does this mean we are unpatriotic or unamerican? During the Civil War, the military often kept reporters off the battlefields. Years later, the U.S. entered the First World War and took control of all radio communications and censored all photographs. Congress then passed the Espionage and

If the north was to succeed, they would forever be oppressed by their victory, and slaves of their achievements. The Confederates fought to promote the wellbeing of their family and the protection of their land “from Yankee outrage and atrocity”(Mc.Pherson 20) .

Reason: A lot of emphasis of was placed on the effect these songs had on Frederick Douglass’ soul, and his view on slavery. Song was used as an outlet by the slaves to express their sadness and desolate emotions, a rallying cry and proof of their humanity, despite the dehumanization they faced as slaves.

The book What They Fought for, is about the Civil war and the two sides involved. The two sides are Union and Confederate Armies. The Union is the north and the Confederate is the south. The union simply wanted to preserve the nation that the founding fathers bequeathed. The Confederate army was fighting for their independence. They believed the government was trying to take over and place too many rules on them. The Confederacy believed they should not have any restrictions. The Union wanted the country to be equal and whole. The ironic fact is that both sides were fighting for what the forefathers established, yet interpreted it in two completely different ways. The forefathers fought to be independent from British rule just as the Confederacy thought they were fighting. The forefathers also said “We the people of the united states…,” they wanted the nation to be united in their territories as a whole, just like the union believed. James McPherson does a great job of explaining both sides equally. Gerald Linderman and Reid Mitchell explained that soldiers at that time were not concerned with why they were fighting and only fought for their

James McPherson the author of What They Fought For 1861-1865, thesis states that the soldiers from both the North and South fought for a large extent for ideology, and not exclusively as brothers in war with other soldiers, for principles of strength or courage, and for the nations of honor and duty. McPherson uses hundreds of letters and diaries from soldiers from both the Union and Confederate troops to show their experience. He tries to focus on a variety of attitudes and motives from the volunteer soldiers. These young men coped with fear, stress, exhaustion, pain, and death everyday while out there fighting. “A final theme that will receive attention is ideology,” (McPherson 1) this is what the soldiers supposed they were fighting for during the Civil War.

Considerable portions of Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina supported the Confederacy throughout the war, and large groups of white people throughout the South opposed the Confederacy. Only the Lower South had significant regions of large slaveholdings. Before reading this book I was unaware of the inner opposition in the south and that the south was essentially divided into the three different parts. I have always been taught that the Civil War was the North (the Free states) vs The South (the slave

It was said that the book most commonly owned by a Civil War soldier was a Bible, followed closely by a songbook, also known as a “songster” (Waller and Edgington 147). This was particularly true in the case of the black regiments that fought under the Confederate flag; because of the deep musical heritage carried by the African Americans from their homeland, it was only natural that they in turn transformed well-known spirituals and ballads into music suitable for wartime. Captain George Sutherland noted that “the black soldiers’ life was full of either music or religion,” and although this statement related directly to a Negro regiment it could have also been applied universally, to the entirety of both armies (Wilson 148). Religion and music have long been associated, and this union was not broken by the splitting of the United States. Rather, it was strengthened as the fighters searched desperately for a sold ideal to hold on to amidst the carnage– many found their salvation through music.

Both the Union army and the Confederate army had different songs that their soldiers would sing or that would be played by musicians. Some popular songs in the Union army included “Battle Cry of Freedom,” “May God Save the Union,” and “John Brown’s Body” (later known as “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”). Some popular songs of the Confederate army included “Dixie,” “God Save the South,” “God Will Defend the Right,” “The Rebel Soldier,” “Maryland, My Maryland,” and

Chapter one in the book focuses on the Confederates and their reasoning for enlisting in the civil war. McPherson writes, “Over and over again in Confederate letters, one finds sentences like these: "It is better to spend our all in defending our country than to be subjugated and have it taken away from us." "It is better to die than be subjugated, and I for one am ready and willing to fight to the bitter end." Subjugated was the favorite word of the fate worse than death that would face southern whites if the Confederacy lost the war. Enslaved was another frequent choice to describe that fate.”12 This quote persuades me to believe that the Confederates fought because of two reasons, one being that they didn't want slavery to be abolished as well as they believed their country will be taken from them. One of the major differences between the union and the Confederacy would be both of their views on slavery. McPherson state's, “Confederates

     Since each side copied songs from the other side, many songs have at least two versions. Northerner, George Root, wrote a famous rallying song called the “Battle Cry Of Freedom”. The song was about the flag, which was a very important symbol at the time. There are many legends about this song and its influence on the troops of the union army. The song was extremely popular throughout the war. It ended up being parodied in the south. Both sides used the song as a marching song.

Some of the emotions the liberators might have felt sad,worried,and shock.I think liberator felt sad and worried because they didn't know there will a lot of emaciated prisoners in the camps and they thought the nazi killed all the prisoners.Liberators were probably worried that the emaciated prisoners would die.These is the emotions the liberators might have felt when they arrive at the death camps.

What is freedom? Freedom is a lot of things. Freedom is equality within people. Freedom is not keeping one certain set of people or group separated or segregated from another. Freedom is having your rights that you deserve. Two people that have stood up for freedom are Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela. They both fought for freedom within their homes and their countries, trying to make a difference and showing people around the world to help them or show them that they can do the same. In America, Dr. King fought for civil rights, equality, and no segregation in the country.

Despite the fact that it is our homeland, the British have treated us with utmost disrespect and do not even treat us like their own anymore, and we must not tolerate it any longer. They have put taxes on us simply to keep us poor. They have put their soldiers in our homes, ate our food, and they didn’t have to pay for anything. The worst part is that they made it illegal to buy or sell goods from any other country. In doing so increased the price of refined materials, giving themselves more money. It is at the point to which this treatment is intolerable, and being independent is the only way to solve it. We must fight for our freedom. Show that we are not a force to be reckoned with, and as stated by Patrick Henry in March 23, 1775