Civil War Tensions

A few roles of women prior to the World War I consisted of cooking, cleaning, and caring for the children. These were the basic fundamental jobs that women were expected of women to do,” (Campbell 1) .During this time men were the sole base of the household income, and the head

Prior to World War II women were seen as house wives, taking care of children and tending the gardens. Women generally accepted these roles because family was a prior economic unit. Even during World War I the contributions were housewife like, washing clothing, cooking, helping the wounded, sewing, knitting clothing, and etc. The images of women taking care of the home while men were off working were so nailed into the head that some states banned women from jobs. Once the war started to take place the war effort was so great men and women had to set aside gender roles for the sake of their countries being. Women left families, education, and other jobs to work the jobs men took on while they were off serving the country in combat, etc.

The tensions of the Civil War are very much still alive in the Southern United States one hundred and fifty years after the Confederacy surrendered to Union forces to end the war. While the tensions may have mitigated away from full-fledged war between North and South, there still remain tensions along racial and cultural lines well beyond the war. In Tony Horwitz’s Confederates in the Attic these long standing tensions left over from the war are delved into by Horwitz as he makes his way across the south to see how the old Confederacy is viewed in the modern world of the United States. What Horwitz found was a dualistic society differing views on the Confederacy and the events of the Civil War. Dualities left from the war in aspects such as racial tensions, the meaning of the Confederate flag even between North and South entirely. Those living in the South can be seen holding a resonating connection to the Civil War. It becomes clear in Confederates in the Attic the Civil War not only became the catalyst of such dualities in Southern society, but still further shape and perpetuate these dualities long after the Civil Wars conclusion.

The 54th Massachusetts Regiment aka the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, was the first official all African-American regiment with 1007 black troops and 3 white officers leading them. There was one very heroic man among named Robert Gould Shaw who was one of the white officers. The regiment began in the Boston Common and went down to South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The regiment carried out a lot of operations across these states including the siege of Fort Wagner. Fort Wagner was not necessarily a win but it still showed heroic

The most famous and well known regiment that fought for the Union in the Battle of Fort Wagner, in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina was the 54th regiment from Massachusetts. The regiment is famous because it was one of the first African-American regiments to fight in the Civil War. In the North, where the abolition of slavery was heavily supported, the 54th regiment was considered very controversial. Although the majority of those who lived in the North were against slavery, many believed that blacks were lesser people and inferior to whites. However, the success of the 54th regiment proved otherwise. Despite being the first African-American regiment that was raised in the North, they were not the first black Union regiment to fight. The first black Union Army regiment raised and formed was the 1st South Carolina Infantry which was composed of escaped slaves from South Carolina and Florida. The 1st South Carolina Infantry served as the precedent for over 170,000 African-Americans who followed them into the Union Army. The adoption of the Emancipation Proclamation in December of 1862 was the catalyst for the use of free black men as soldiers. As state governors were the ones who raised regiments for use at the federal lever, Massachusetts was the very first state to take advantage of the new Proclamation by forming the 54th Regiment. The 54th Regiment was controversial to some, but in ways helped the Union by promoting the end to slavery. They not only fought for civil

In this days, some of the hardest fighting of the civil war was done in the fields and thick woods of the northwest Georgia. The prize was chattanooga, Tenn; a key rail center and gateway to the Confederate heartland. That day 66,000 Confederate troops under General Braxton Bragg attempted to dislodge an army of 58,000 Federals under the command of major General Williams. Rosecrans south of Georgia chattanooga at crawfish springs, GA. The ensuing engagement would become known as the battle of chickamauga, one of the major battles of the civil war.They started fighting early in the morning between Federal infantry and confederate cavalry and would spread throughout the day into a general engagement along Lafayette road. The opposing armies

The many social and economic changes happening in the North and the South during the years leading up to the Civil War divided the individuals of the country. The issue of slavery was becoming more prevalent during this time. There were many individuals that were contributing to the mainstream media trying to persuade the people of America to believe their specific point of view is the right way. The social and economic changes in American society produced feelings of separation for the North and South. The Narrative of Lavinia Bell and A Letter to an English Abolitionist were some of many writings that were created to divide and influence the individuals of the Nation at this time.

The American Civil War has without a doubt left a permanent divide on this great nation’s past and present. American historians still debate the causes of a war that began in 1861 between the Union states and Confederacy states. The war can be seen as caused by the principle of slavery, the growing tension between northern and southern ideology or due to a crack in the political system of the time. United States’ history classes focus on teaching students different views as to the origin of the Civil War. Three renowned American historians who explore this topic beautifully are Eric Foner, James G. Randall, and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Foner provides the best explanation to the origin of

People may believe that the civil war was fought over many other factors. However, the cause, events and results were more for the slaves and their benefits. Therefore, war was over African American’s freedom and equality. Every single choice Abraham Lincoln made has benefited the African American. African Americans were forced to follow unfair rules and regulation.They were forced to work on plantation without having a choice a to make. They were considered irrelevant. Abraham Lincoln did not like the idea of slavery at all If it did not

The American Civil War was a time wrought with peril. Families were split along party lines and took up arms against one another to fight for what they believed was right. Yet there was one group of people who had more to gain than any other present in the war, and that was the African American slave. This war was one of the biggest turning points in the morality of America all because of what happened to the slave in this war. They enlisted in the army, fought bravely, and after long last, gained their freedom.

One exception to the rising trend in democracy was Rhode Island. Its policy was that voters had to own land worth at least $134 or rent for $7 per year. Due to a growing population of wage earners who did not own property, proponents of democracy organized a People’s Convention and drafted a new constitution. It gave all adult white men the right to vote. When reformers proceeded to ratify their new constitution and inaugurate Thomas Dorr, Rhode Island’s president, John Tyler, called on federal troops. The movement was unsuccessful and Thomas Dorr ended up spending nearly two years in prison for committing treason. The Dorr War made it clear how serious it was to exclude any group of white men from voting. This eventually led to the

The Northern and Southern states have always had their problems prior to the Civil War. One of the problems before the Civil War was the decision of weather new states and U.S territories should be free or not. The government proceeded to make compromise after compromise which none of theses kept the states happy for very

While their husbands were away at war, the women had to work and take care of the home. Women who had never worked outside the home before had to work out in the field all day now, or

After publishing Battle Cry of Freedom in 1988, Mcpherson decided to pursue a different path instead of everything about the Civil War he decided to reflect on the Civil War as seen through Drawn With The Sword published in 1996. Mcpherson decided to split Battle Cry Of Freedom into five different parts and each of those parts tying back to his five themes established in the preface of the book. Those themes being slavery being a polarizing issue that split the country and brought the war, evolution of a conflict from limited war for restoration of the old Union to a "total war" for a new birth of freedom, role of blacks in the war, political and military leadership, the enduring impact of the war on consciousness and institutions abroad as well as at home. Mcpherson managing to illustrate those themes expressed through 15 chapters divided in 5 chapters each section giving you an idea of the theme of the chapters to come.

They had to stay home and be ‘housewives’. Men were seen as superior and strong and were usually the breadwinners. These views still exist today, however, there are more women today who are breadwinners, women are becoming independent and