The Battle Of The War

The South vs. The South by William Freehling is a narrative that focuses on the civil war that affected a vast number of Southerners who opposed the Confederacy regardless of whether they were white or black. These “anti-Confederates,” as termed by Freehling comprised Slaves and Boarder state whites who together formed half the southern population and were significant to the Union victory. By weakening the Confederacy military, contributing manpower and resources to the Union and dividing the southern home front, the anti-Confederates made a critical contribution to the Union war efforts that hastened the end of the war leading to the Union’s victory. The U.S was not the only house that was divided; Divisions between pro-and anti-Confederates, white and black, and the loyalty of both upper and lower states to slavery contributed a lot to the downfall of the confederates. “Divisions within the South helped pave the path toward war. The same divisions behind army lines helped turn the war against the slaveholders.”(p.10). William Freehling argues that more than 450,000 Union troops from the South, especially southern blacks and border state whites, helped in the defeat of the confederates. Further, when the southern Border States rejected the Confederacy, more than a half of the South’s capacity swelled the North’s advantage.

The tensions caused by the Civil War are very still alive in the Southern United States one hundred and fifty years after the Confederacy surrendered to Union forces. While tensions may have mitigated away from full-fledged conflict, there still remain tension along racial and cultural lines shaped by the war. In Tony Horwitz’s Confederates in the Attic these tensions from the war are delved into as Horwitz makes his way across the South to see how the old Confederacy is viewed in the modern United States. Horwitz found a dualistic society, holding differing views of the Confederacy and the Civil War. Dualities within racial tensions, the meaning of the Confederate flag even between North and South entirely. Those living in the South still hold a resounding connection to the Civil War. It becomes clear in Confederates in the Attic that the Civil War not only acted as a catalyst these dualities in Southern society, but continue to shape and perpetuates them long after the Civil War’s conclusion.

For over a century, many writers and historians theorized that the Confederate loss during the Civil War was, in fact, inevitable, and that they were only fighting a losing war against an overwhelming invading force. This idea shows the southern gentleman, in his honor, taking up arms against what was obviously a superior foe in order to preserve their state’s rights, their families, and their homes, with no hope of coming out the victor in the contest. This is a romantic notion of a time forgotten where gentlemen fought a barbaric would-be conquering force in order that their economic tyranny be forced upon the southern gentleman. This can be countered by the fact that they were only looking for a way to soothe their own defeat, that

Mastering the art of writing through well-rounded investigations and exemplary rhetoric, Stephen Towne critically challenges the deep-rooted theories regarding covert battles between Union intelligence operations and Confederate sympathizers in the Midwest. Along with being commended by the coauthor of the classic For the Common Defense: A Military History of the United States from 1607 to 2012, Dr. Towne is an associate university archivist at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and editor of A Fierce, Wild Joy: The Civil War Letters of Colonel Edward J. Wood, 48th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment. By providing exquisite research and sources, Towne explores the impotent attempts made by Northern state and Federal

From 1861 to 1865 America witnessed one of the most significant events forming the course of U.S. History: the Civil War. This war was a conflict between the Union, consisting of the Northern states, and the Confederacy, formed by the Southern states that seceded from the Union. In the early stages, the Southern states believed they would take over the Union but as the war progressed this proved false and by 1865 the war was coming to an end. This was the year the Old South was becoming the New South and slavery decreasing. The war produced tragedies, hardships, hopes, and many more feelings throughout the people

A primary differentiation between James Longstreet and Joshua Chamberlain is their incompatible perspectives on the morale of the war, ultimately leading the reader to ascertain the cause of the Confederacy’s defeat at Gettysburg. As a Northern general, who believed that slavery could not co-exist in a county committed to the proposition that all men are considered equal, Chamberlain believed the war is fought to determine the value and freedom of all men. Viewed as essentially aberrant property throughout the South, Chamberlain, unlike other Southern officers, comprehends the complexities of human rights and the defective definition of man imposed upon the Constitution, promoting

Phillip H. Sheridan once said, “If I owned Texas and Hell, I'd rent out Texas and live in Hell”. The Southern states could be compared to a pack of ravages. Though they sought for some of the same ideals as the North, they were so sure they were doing the right thing. In the first chapter, the author James M. McPherson disclosed the Southern Confederate armies, who compared the Civil War to the Revolutionary war. The Northern Yankees who were seen as the Confederates foes, were always trying to oppress the South. This could also be compared to when a century or so ago when the British had tried to out-do to the colonists. This enlightened them, and brought them an idle of a “holy cause of Southern freedom”. This gave the Confederates a sense

On December 7, 1941, the fate of the United States of America changed forever. At the time, the global conflict known as World War II had been brutally raging on for over two years. American forces had managed to stay out of the war. However, when the Japanese bombed the naval base in Hawaii, at Pearl Harbor, the Americans could no longer hold out. On December 7, 1941, the United States of America entered WWII (“Origins of the Normandy Landing”).

A cursory examination of popular culture will reveal a very rosy picture of life in the southern United States even today. The summers are hotter, the tea is sweeter, and the conversation is slower. We pride ourselves on hospitality and moss-draped sycamore trees. The Civil War, more commonly known below the Mason-Dixon as “the War of Northern Aggression”, is talked about as though it was the end of a way of life longed to be

The initial German attack force consisted of more than 200,000 men, around 1,000 tanks and assault guns (including the new 70-ton Tiger II tanks) and 1,900 artillery pieces, supported by 2,000 aircraft, the latter including some Messerschmitt Me 262 jets. In the opening phases of the battle, they would be facing only some 80,000 men, less than 250 pieces of armor and about 400 artillery guns. Many of the American troops were inexperienced; the German force included battle-hardened veterans of the tough fighting on the Eastern Front, but they, too, had green units filled with boys and with men who normally would have been considered too old for military service.

The Valley of the Shadow archives is an online database that has digitally archived diaries, letters, and newspapers from two neighboring counties, Augusta County, Virginia and Franklin County, Pennsylvania during the Civil War era in the United States. Separated by the Mason-Dixon Line, a line which marked the geography between southern slave states and northern free-slave states, disconnected the southern Augusta County and the northern Franklin County. The archives focus on the Pre-war, war time, and post war views of the Counties inhabitants based on religion, economy, family life, and their controversial views on slavery. These insights give modern day historians the ability to piece together what life was actually like for the residents of the opposing Counties. One of the most influential controversies between the north and the south is the abolition of slavery, the north being for the freeing of slaves, and the south being for the retention and expansion of slavery. The economic stability that slavery provided for southern states was a driving force for the southern front, while the concept of emancipation drove the northern front to fight for the abolition of slavery all together. This ultimately leads to the Southern succession from the Union and spawns the Civil War, thus separating Augusta and Franklin County. Therefore, the central idea of this essay is to show the opposing attitudes of Augusta County and Franklin County, in

What is different here, is that their pride is backed by religious faith. This “faith” in something greater than themselves, therefore, allowed troops to deal with the “real fear” of wartime. Looking closer at religious beliefs of the time, I have uncovered the excerpt in this text titled, Religion, Benevolent Organizations, and Union Sailors during the Civil War, by Michael Bennett. He stresses how during the Civil War, “Union soldiers regularly possessed access to the rudimentary articles of religious expression” insisting that “religious access not be lost to the evils of camp life and the despair of war” (Bennett 221). Having faith in God during such difficult times in the lives of Union gave them hope that they can conquer the horrors of war. As a result, faith was one of the driving forces behind a soldier’s ability to push their fighting efforts, in an attempt to better the country they loved, and for their families back home. However, I also found that faith served the purpose of granting troops an outlet to cope with the fear that they experienced during the Civil War. With a belief in God, soldiers felt as though they were protected from death or injury by a spiritual force. While fear was a common experience for most soldiers in battle, faith allowed them to press on so that they could preserve their most prized values, whether that be their homeland, or

Despite taking place 150 years ago, the Civil War is still an event that weighs heavily on America’s conscious. The effects of the Civil War continue to alter American politics, and daily life. Many southerners still feel ill will towards the North, terming the war, “The War of Northern Aggression”, and recalling fondly their “Lost Cause”. Battles over states’ rights and the power of the Federal Government continue on, forming the ideological bases of our main political parties. A war was fought between neighbors, brothers, and former countrymen, something that our country had not endured before, or has since. The rift that was created between opposing sects in the country was not one that could be swiftly remedied. The war’s end did not preclude immediate reconciliation, as Reconstruction was a long and arduous process that was not done to perfection. Recently, there has been controversy over the use of the Confederate flag, as people are trying to reconcile honoring their heritage, while still understanding what that heritage stood for. The war provided our politicians with a model of how a President should act, giving us possibly our finest Commander in Chief. The Civil War has remained so compelling to Americans because of its unique nature, how its history should be viewed, and the historical impact of the war’s famous actors.

The reasons given for why Civil War soldiers fought are abundant, but among the vast array of motives, only a few could be taken into careful consideration. Some argue that the main interest for both the North and South was political in nature, reasoning that if the government fell, so would the future and characteristics of both nations. Consequently, some of the various diaries and personal accounts affirm that soldiers felt an overwhelming sense of duty, which extended first to their closest relatives and friends, this being the principal driving force motivating them to enlist. However, what surely remains is thousands on both sides gave up their lives for what they considered a necessary cause.

The name probably didn’t have quite the impact as its parent word “metropolis”, but the parent word was cumbersome and, as people are wont to do, prone to shortening. The parent word may have better-conveyed the city’s size and scope and industry…or maybe not. Perhaps that was why the word was changed over time: as the city grew and grew, the word “metropolis” seemed to become more and more inadequate. And “Mega City One” was just lame.