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    22, 717 total casualties, the Battle of Antietam will go down as the bloodiest battle in American history, even surpassing Pearl Harbor and even to the surprise of many, D-Day. This battle was one of many in the Maryland campaign for the Confederacy, but this battle will cost the Confederacy many lives that will be of more significance to the Confederacy then the Union, as they have a larger population to pull troops from. The Battle of Antietam was fought in the city of Sharpsburg, Maryland in September

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    up in the Northern Virginia area, and there was a wide variety of demographics. Education ranged from low-income families to families that had more money to spend on private education. There were all different kinds of skin colors. In those differing skin colors and heritages were different social and economic statuses. Religion varied as well and ranged from Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Atheism, etc. The economic conditions varied tremendously as well: poor to wealthy. Northern Virginia is a melting

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    Lee lead the Army of Northern Virginia across to Potomac in Maryland in August of 1862. “Reasons for this invasion included taking pressure off the Shenandoah Valley-‘The Breadbasket of the Confederacy’-at harvest time; encouraging European support for Confederacy by winning a battle on northern soil; and demoralizing Northerners to reduce their support for the war while encouraging the salve holding state of Maryland to secede and join the Confederacy.” Lee daringly divided his own army and sent

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    Northern Virginia Roof Replacement Northern Virginia comprises several counties and independent cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the most populous region of Virginia and the Washington metropolitan area. NuHome has been providing roof replacement services to the residents of Northern Virginia for more than 17 years and are regarded as the best roofers in the Northern Virginia area by many homeowners. The reasons are clear – We know the area well. As a prominent roofing company we are

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    pool of graduates with similar qualifications it becomes difficult to stand out. That is why, in addition to a degree, it is important to create a strategy to achieving our career goals. This week we did a job search for Management for the Northern Virginia area. What we discovered was that Management is a broad term and is applicable to many industries. The results yielded positions in sales, government, technology, banking, food and beverage, nonprofit, etc. As a result, we decided to refine

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    The Seven Days Campaign of 1862 was a sequence of battles that took place along the Virginia Peninsula east of Richmond, between the Union Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Virginia Army from 26 June through 2 July. 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

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    heroes. Many of Lee's ancestors played important roles in America's history. His father was a Revolutionary War hero and a friend of George Washington. He was often referred to as Light Horse Harry Lee. Lee was born on January 19, 1807 in Stratford, Virginia. Lee always admired Washington, and was his hero as a youngster. Young Lee decided to become a soldier, partly because of the military tradition of his family. Lee enrolled in West Point Military Academy and graduated 2nd in his class in 1829. Lee

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    pivotal turning point in the war. Author Henry Pfanz describes the battle in great detail in his historical analysis, Gettysburg: The First Day, examining the choices and costs made by both the Union Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. The vital decisions made during

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    Gettysburg Essay

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    Gettysburg Living in close proximity to Gettysburg, I have spent many weekends of my childhood hiking through the numerous acres of woods on Culp’s Hill, climbing the gigantic boulders in Devil’s Den, and tramping through the marshes of Plum Run. Enjoying the scenic beauty is just the beginning as to what Gettysburg has to offer. However, why is Gettysburg so important to us all as Americans? What made this small town so famous that tens of thousands of tourists from all over the globe come

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    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 back to Virginia. McClellan started his military profession by entering the United States Military Academy in 1842. He graduated second in a class of 59 in 1846. He was selected as a brevet second lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers and served under General Winfield

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