Civil War Insignificant And Unlucky

What were the short-term and long-term effects of the Civil War? The Civil War produced many short-term and long-term effects. For example, the struggle of Freedmen and Reconstruction shortly after the Civil War was addressed with many short term solutions like, the Freedmen’s Bureau, the 10% Plan. and the Wade-Davis Bill. There also times like, the battle over Reconstruction, where the pure tension and disagreements throws the U.S. into pure chaos with the assassination of Lincoln and not much gets done due to the back and forth arguments between Johnson and Republicans. Although, the end of Reconstruction presents a myriad of long term effects which will radically change America like, the KKK and Plessy V. Ferguson promoting racism and the election of Hayes in 1876. From 1863-1896, the United States was completely divided and was going through Reconstruction in an attempt to unite the North and South after the Civil War to prevent other countries from attacking America. After the Civil War, the struggle to rebuild the Nation, the battle over Reconstruction, and its inevitable end produced a plethora of long-term and short-term effects which would change America forever.

INTRO: In spite of the fact that the Civil War was a period of racist beliefs and segregation, Newton Knight held solid to what he believed was correct. In his eyes, everyone was equal. He stood firm in beliefs for slaves by gathering and leading a huge rebellious group who were gathering to battle for what they all believed was right. It caused a huge conflict along with the already existing one due to the civil war, but it made a huge impact in the end. The arguments lead to the formation of the Free State of Jones where all slaves got to be distinctly equivalent and free, simply like every other person. Many were happy about this, and many were not. But Newton held strong in his opinions of what he thought was morally right. Even though

Once the fighting started in 1861, the Union’s commitment to maintain border slave states such as Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland and Missouri in the Union had imposed caution on the unsettled controversy of independence. In 1862, the Confederate army under the command of Robert E. Lee had made devastating victories in the North that declined their morality and persuaded President Lincoln to make a more courageous step in winning the war and the abolishment of slavery.

Throughout the American history there have been many events that have affected America in either positive or negative ways. One of the most influential events in American history was the American Civil War. The American Civil War was an internal conflict, in which the country divided between the North and South. The North, which was the Union wanted to end slavery, but the South, which was the Confederacy didn’t. This conflict led to many wars between the two sides, which were finally stopped, as the Union, led by Abraham Lincoln, ended up on top, making the country free of slavery. This occurrence brought two different perspectives of how America is today after the Civil War in the form of articles, which are called “Why the Civil War Still Matters” by Robert Hicks and “Lincoln, Liberty and Two Americas” by Charles M. Blow.

If we read deep into Zinn's A Peoples history of the United States, we may find details into our American DNA. Where and what we originally come from, what it took to get here, and how far we have progressed. While uncovering many chapters in the book, I found myself going back for more of Chapter 10: The Other Civil War. As for myself, I was never aware of another Civil War, only familiarizing myself with one. As I was reading these historical pages and awing at my founders and leaders before me, I found myself as engaged I have ever been in a historical novel. Zinn opened my eyes as a non-historical junky. Reading Zinn I found myself remembering one of the greatest quotes by George Santayana, "Those who do not

In 1859 Lee, accepted a position at a cavalry outpost in Texas. In October of that year, Lee was summoned to put a revolt led by John Brown at Harper's Ferry. Lee's attack took just a single hour to end the uproar. His quick and easy victory at Harper's Ferry brought him much attention from displaying the leadership and the strategic mind he possessed. This made him a good candidate to lead the Union. Lee's character showed when he turned down an offer from Abraham Lincoln to command the Union forces. He said no because he was committed to his home, Virginia. Lee resigned from the military and returned home. Lee also was not a big fan of focusing the war on the slavery issue. When Virginia seceded from the nation, Lee did along with it. Lee took control of the Army of Northern Virginia where he drove back the Union Army in the Seven Days Battle. Later that year, he gave the Confederacy yet another victory at Second Manassas. Lee and his men did face defeat and loses referring back to the battle of Antietam. There they tried to cross the Potomac, barley escaping from one of the bloodiest battles in the war. Nearly 14,000 of his men were captured, wounded or killed. Lee's forces had another crushing defeat at the Battle of Gettysburg. This battle almost completely destroyed his army. Ulysses S. Grant had gained the upper hand when he won over the majority of Richmond. A reluctant Lee surrendered to Grant at in

Grant continued his success in 1863. Ulysses S. Grant and his army captured a Confederate stronghold. The stronghold was located in Vicksburg, Mississippi. As Ulysses S. Grant continued to show his determination and ability to produce results he was promoted. In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln decided to have Ulysses S. Grant to be the Lieutenant General of all the United States armies. With this new appointment, Ulysses S. Grant was able to more effectively combat the Confederates. Slowly he was able to successfully wear down the Confederate armies. With hard work and many bloody battles, the Confederate surrender neared. On April 9, 1865, Robert Lee, the general in charge of the Confederate forces surrendered to the Union. This was made official at the Appomattox Court House, which ended the brutal civil

Even though Grant’s generalship looked very impressive, the South showed no signs of giving up. General Robert E. Lee’s army in Petersburg, Virginia was also testing Lincoln’s policies. The Confederates also held the areas around the Appalachian Mountains and Louisiana along with Texas. As Lincoln was elected for his second term, he used the same tactics that he did during his first term as a Civil War president. However, his pressures of the first term ease off with Grant being Lincoln’s main general. During the first week of April 1865, the final victory occurred for the North (Clack, 41). The reason was that the Union army smashed Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Robert E. Lee soon surrendered to the Union. Days later, President

Grant. Grant was the final leader that led the Union to victory over the Confederacy in the war. Gant was in charge of a brigade and he handled his brigade extremely well during an “indecisive action” (Gale, 2008) in Belmont, Missouri. After his actions at Belmont, Grant had two plans to take over Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. These were two forts belonging to the Confederacy. Grant approached both with aggressiveness and by “naval river gunboats” (Gale, 2008). His tactics were different than the other leaders before him even though he shared some of their aggressiveness. Grant planned counterattacks and closely paid attention to the actions of the Confederacy. Grant knew the Confederacy would try to focus their efforts on him, so he split his army up (Gale, 2008). The armies were under control of William Sherman, George Thomas, and Philip Sheridan. This was one of Grant’s strategies in order to blind side the Confederacy and take them out little by little. Each of the men captured and crippled the Confederacy with these blind side attacks. Due to the destroyed Confederacy army, “Grant offered Lee terms as magnanimous” (Gale, 2008). He let Lee and his remaining men go home and keep their personal weapons and horses (Gale, 2008), thus ending the stalemate and making the Union

The memory of the Civil War is vital for history and needs to be taught and preserved, so that the current and future citizens of the world can learn from others’ mistakes and take time to remember the lives that were lost.

After thoroughly assessing past readings and additional research on the Civil War between the North and South, it was quite apparent that the war was inevitable. Opposed views on this would have probably argued that slavery was the only reason for the Civil War. Therefore suggesting it could have been avoided if a resolution was reached on the issue of slavery. Although there is accuracy in stating slavery led to the war, it wasn’t the only factor. Along with slavery, political issues with territorial expansion, there were also economic and social differences between North and South. These differences, being more than just one or two, gradually led to a war that was bound to happened one way or another.

The biggest war that ever happened was the Civil War. This was the most deadliest, and hurtful wars between the North and the South. This war lasted for four years straight from 1861 to 1865. So many events led up to this war which made it so brutal. I believe that the events that took place to start the civil war could have been easily avoided by just a little communication that they did not use around that time. I do not believe everything that happened in those four years should have happened the way that it did.

The Civil War, which started in April 1861, marked a defining moment in United States history. The opposing forces that were in the Civil War were the Unions, Confederates, and the Cherokee Indians. The Unions and the Confederates believed in different things. The Confederates believed that it was okay to own people while the Unions believed that owning people was wrong. While the Cherokee Indians were split, some went the the Union side while others went to the Confederates side.

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The Civil War was a very critical event in American History. It started by many disagreements between the North and the South. For blacks as for other Americans, the Civil War was a strong voice preaching the needs for devotion and allegiance to form a justified nation. After the war ended there were many results that would forever linger throughout America and the world.