The Weakest Civil War

Depending on the outlook one takes, the Civil War changed America for better or worse. The Civil war was known as the bloodiest war that took place in the United States, and it killed many people. It was a war in which the Union states (Northern America) faced secessionists from the Confederate states (Southern America). The Civil war was due to a division between the Confederate and the Union states because the South wanted to keep their slaves but the North wanted to abolish slavery. It lasted from 1861 to 1865, changing America forever.

The Civil War that occurred was one of the darkest times in our history as a country. It was a time where there was a complete breakdown of social and political systems. Hundreds of thousands were killed and hundreds of thousands more were aversely affected. However, it was also a time of remembrance and significant moral progress. It is remembered as the turning point in American History and would be the foundation for the Civil Rights movement many years later.

The Civil War was a very gruesome war. The war had become the Union (North) and the Confederacy (South). During the war the union and confederacy had many weaknesses and strengths. Some of them are technology, army/military and government.

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

When hearing a story for the first time, a person will take different things away from it, depending on their own experiences and the frame set by the storyteller. The same can be said of the American Civil War. Through historical sources, such as Tony Horwitz’s book Confederates in the Attic and the film CSA: Confederates in the Attic, today’s generation can see different sides of the Civil War including why people fought and how they recovered after.

The Civil War left it’s major affect on America for many years to come and still today. For some, it left a toll on you if you were from the south. Your opinions on the law and slavery were practically cut off for the moment due to the Northern capture of the win of the Civil War. The Civil War was much on the mind of these southerners, of these Confederates in the attic. These Confederates would have lost their lives just like their family and friends before them. They just wanted to hear and feel the Civil War story and feel for them selves.

After bloody grinding battles at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg, Grant finally brought Lee to bay at in April 1865. In the meantime, Union armies and river fleets in the war comprised the slave states that were west of the Appalachian Mountain chain that won a long series of victories over strong factions within the Confederate armies. These factions were commanded by insignificant and unlucky Confederate generals.

The American Civil War does not seem to be a very interesting aspect of history of the United States to some people today. There have been events that have left a more lasting impression on Americans, which is peculiar because the Civil War really created the Nation we experience and live in today. The Civil War and its many battles were all fought entirely on the United States soil and were predominately fought by Americans, yet most Americans think mostly of the World Wars and Vietnam in war discussions. The Civil War laid the foundation for the American way of thinking and governing, and yet the actual war nearly ruined the whole country. The war started out as a quest for freedom, and ended up a war fighting for emancipation. Throughout the Civil War, many battles were fought in many states over this new Nation. The battle I chose to write about was the Battle of Chancellorsville.

The Civil War was a lugubrious time. It consisted of destruction, death, and fighting between those who may have been close friends or family members before the war began. Even a little of these matters could be infelicitous, yet the Civil War was copious of them. However, it was not only during this disastrous war that things took a new path. The Civil War had many lasting effects, both meritable and unfortunate, that greatly impacted the United States and how it is today.

The Civil War has changed and redefined the United States in many ways, in fact it is the reason that the United States is now a “free country”. All slaves were freed, and during this time, freedom of speech was granted to all citizens of America. This is a big deal because people using other people as slaves is inhumane and wrong. America was redefined in many ways after the civil war, but the end to slavery and freedom of speech made the biggest impact in my opinion. The end to slavery freed hundreds and hundreds of people, and allowed them to live their life the way that they wanted to. All the outcomes seemed to have a really positive effect on people, leaving everyone’s life a little easier.

The Civil War ends in 1865 with the Confederacy on the losing end. Several questions need to be answered; what were the causes of the Confederate defeat, Union claimed victory after four long years of war, why had it taken so long, could the South have won the war, and if the Rebels had won would a reunion have been possible?

     The Civil War was a four year armed conflict between northern and southern sections of the United States. The Civil War cost more American lives than any other war in history. There were bout 3 million people who fought in the beginning of the Civil War and about 600,000 people’s lives were lost at the end of the war. What began for many as a romantic adventure soon became a heartbreaking bitter struggle between the two parts of a divided country. This, however, was more than the industrial North fighting against the agricultural South. There were divided families with brother fighting brother. Some Northerners joined the Southern ranks and some Southerners were in the Union

In the Civil War the North had many advantages over the South. The South was outnumbered, out supplied, and pushed into a corner using military tactics. Many things changed because of the Civil War. The military tactics used by the North changed how war was fought from then on. Many changes were made politically; some were only temporary, while others were permanent. After the war was over, the country was reunited and the image of the soul and duty of our country redefined.

In 1861, a horrific war began. Nobody had any idea that this war would become the deadliest war in American history. It wasn’t a regular war, it was a civil war opposing the Union in the North and the Confederate States in the South.. The Civil War cost many people’s lives on the battlefield and beyond. In addition it cost an extreme amount of money for the nation which possibly could have been avoided if the war had turned to happen a little differently.

1865 was a year filled with hardships for the United States. Changes to the constitution were made, businesses formed, and leadership changed. This was also a year of controversy, dealing with racism. The United States’ strength was tested and proved to be strong with the end of the Civil War on April ninth. 1865 was an important year because of the Civil War, economic changes, and politics.