Battle Creek

of darkness. He challenges him to a battle in which if Percy won then Ares has to give him the lightning bolt and the helms of darkness. Somehow Percy managed to beat Ares the god of strength and got Zeus bolt back and Hades helmet of darkness back, even though Ares put a curse on Percy he wasn't worried about though he wanted to return what was stolen. “You shall find what was stolen, and see it safely returned”. The three furies showed up after his battle with Ares and said “so it really wasn't

The battle of Antietam was the turning point in American history pertaining to the possible division of the nation, the abolishment of slavery, and the success of a democratic government. The battle analysis examines the strengths and weaknesses of the Confederate and Union army leading up to the battle on September 17, 1862. Union and Confederate forces suffered severe losses totaling 22,719 casualties, ending with Confederate forces withdrawing to the south. Broken and unmotivated, Union and

The Battle of Trenton was a critical battle that took place on 26 December 1776, during the early years of the American Revolutionary War. The battle took place in the township of Trenton, New Jersey between the Continental Army, personally led by Commander-in-Chief, General (GEN) George Washington, and the British contracted Hessian Army, led by Colonel (COL) Johann Rahl. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2013) states that the Battle of Trenton served as the first major American victory in

Throughout Bierce’s many short stories, he focuses on many themes. Two of these themes are fate and the incapability of senior officers. In two stories, these themes feature prominently. In both, junior officers are forced to obey the orders of their commander without question. The actions of the junior officers often lead to a fateful conclusion. In “One Kind of Officer,” Bierce presents the story of Captain Ransome, a Union artillery captain. At the outset, Ransome is instructed: “it is not

mission command are: build cohesive teams through mutual trust, create shared understanding, provide a clear commander’s intent, exercise disciplined initiative, use mission orders, and accept prudent risk. This paper provides a brief overview of the Battle of Chickamauga and examines the performance of Confederate General Braxton Bragg during the

William Safire and James Wood are two different people, with different ideas, different views, but do have similar writing styles. In William Safire’s “A Spirit Reborn” he talks about the Gettysburg Address in comparison to 9/11 and he also analyzes the Gettysburg Address in more depth and has a specific purpose for writing his article. On the other hand in James Wood’s “Victory Speech” he talks about how President Obama flowed through different things, Wood also analyzes certain details of Obama’s

The Battle of Fredricksburg In the next pages I will explain why Fredericksburg was such a tragedy. Why it was a big morale booster for the South, but a disappointment for the North? It all started in the year 1862. General George McCellen currently controls the army of the Potomac. When it was determined that McCellen was a bad general, in December of 1862 he was replaced with General Ambrose Burnside. Within a week, Burnside decided on a campaign to the Southern capitol, Richmond. He told

The Battle of Trenton was a critical battle that occurred on 26 December 1776, during the early years of the American Revolutionary War. The battle took place in the town of Trenton, New Jersey between the Continental Army, led by Commander-in-Chief, General (GEN) George Washington, and the British contracted Hessian Army, led by Colonel (COL) Johann Rahl. The Battle of Trenton served as the first major American victory in the Revolutionary war. Prior to the Battle of Trenton, American forces

The Battle of Antietam was battled on September 17, 1862. Union armed force led by General George B. McClellan battled against the Confederate Army led by General Robert E. Lee. The fight was battled along the Antietam Creek close Sharpsburg, Maryland. The union armed force lost more than twelve thousand men, while the confederate armed force lost around ten thousand men. General Robert E. Lee barely got away thrashing this fight and the absence of men cause him and his armed force to withdraw

themselves as fighters and sharpshooters. They were organized into the 149th and 150th Regiments of the Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Their most important contribution to the Battle of Gettysburg occurred on McPherson's Ridge on July 1, 1863, where they fought one of the most desperate actions of the battle. During the battle, the regiment drew heavy artillery fire from Confederate guns. The shellfire was unremitting. The regiment held their ground and put up the fight of their life until the Union