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Northern and Southern State Advantages Civil War In the North, the population, railroad mileage, and the number of factories had given them advantages during and after the Civil War. Compared to the South, the Northern states had 21.5 million people for a population and the South had only 9 million people. Railroad mileage was about 21,700 miles in the North but in the South, there were only 9,000 miles of railroad tracks. The number of factories in the North was about 110,100 factories, in the South

Unites States had ever seen roughly 620,000 soldiers died, and in that dark time people needed inspiration to rekindle the flame of hope, to have something worth fighting for and Abraham Lincoln inspired them to fight for their nation and not let those who died for the cause not die in vain. In Abraham Lincolns Gettysburg Address he used rhetorical appeals, Parallel structure, Contrast, and Allusion to end the American civil war, unite the north and the south to end slavery in the United States once

Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and his regiment, the 20th of Maine, played a vital role in the defense of Little Round Top preventing the Confederate Army from flanking the Union Army. Chamberlain, who left his job as a professor at Bowdoin College to join the war, became a hero after successfully defending Little Round Top against overwhelming Confederate numbers. Hero Chamberlain was, but after the war, many other veterans that served with Chamberlain and against him began to voice their doubts

Peninsula east of Richmond between the Union Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Virginia Army. The campaign consisted of the following six battles: Mechanicsville, Gaines ' Mill, and Savage Station, engagement at Oak Swamp Bridge, and battles of Frazier 's Farm and Malvern Hill over a seven-day period. Major General George B. McClellan led the Union Army of nearly 104,000 soldiers, while General Robert Edward Lee led the Confederate Army of nearly 92,000 soldiers during this campaign. General Lee’s

Lewis Addison Armistead was a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He participated in the Mexican American War, the Mojave War, and the Civil War. Armistead’s heritage included great participation in the military of the United States and ties to Virginia during the colonial period. Armistead was born February 18, 1817 in New Bern, North Carolina. Lewis came from a high-ranking military family. His father, George Armistead was the commander of Fort McHenry during the

Catton’s historical essay of “Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts”, he focuses on the two generals who led opposing armies during the Civil War. Bruce was a respected journalist and his ascendancy influenced the American Civil War. The backbone of the Confederate forces, better known as Robert E. Lee, led the Army of Northern Virginia. Ulysses S. Grant, who became the commander in chief of the Union troops in 1864, would be the commander who finally ended the war. Despite the differences amongst Grant and

From 1861 to 1865 the United States was locked in a war to see if, as President Abraham Lincoln said, a nation dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal can long endure. The war pitted north against south and divided families. Many were killed and everyone was affected but even after the surrender had been signed the divided still existed. Reconstruction was a period of time just as important as the Civil War, as it was a time in which all the pieces had to be picked up and the

Women Who Fought In the Civil War Submitted By: Tierahnee Balfour History 2010 Enhanced Mrs. Teresa Prober 19 October 2012 It is an accepted convention that the Civil War was a man’s fight, but to the women in that time period, it was not. Many women sacrificed their lives to fight for their family and for their country. The Civil War is symbolic in American history because it shaped society, as we know it today, “Free of slavery”. During the Civil War, women were mostly confined

was related to George Washington’s wife. Marrying her not only got the financial side of his life covered, but also gave him a popularity advantage due to him being (faintly) related to the great Revolutionary War and First President of the United States. During the Mexican War, Lee used his trade as an engineer and helped Major General Winfield Scott with planning and beating the Mexican forces. After the Mexican war, Lee went to become the superintendent of the military academy at West Point, and

The Civil war was one of the biggest turning points in United States history. The nation’s failure to compromise on the subject of slavery led to an outbreak of war. Battles such as Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Shiloh led to what we know of today as a free nation. Great technological advancements in weaponry led to mass casualties among both north and south, often making death inevitable. Those who bravely served and those who were forced to serve lived a life of fear, starvation, and commitment to