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Blackness

After Shiloh the South would never smile again. Known originally as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, The Battle of Shiloh was the bloodiest battle fought in North America up to that time. Pittsburg Landing was an area from where the Yankees planned to attack the Confederates who had moved ...

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Confederate States Of America

, the name adopted by the federation of 11 slave holding Southern states of the United States that seceded from the Union and were arrayed against the national government during the American Civil War. Immediately after confirmation of the election of Abraham Lincoln as president, the legislature ...

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Polygamy

1835 August 17, Article on Marriage. "According to the custom of all civilized nations, marriage is regulated by laws and ceremonies; therefore we believe that all marriages in this Church of Christ of Latter-day Saints should be solemnized in a public meeting or feast prepared for that purpose, ...

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Commanders Of The Army Of The

In his civil war book Potomac Warren Hassler Jr. fantastically recounts the events that transpired between 1861 to 1865 during which seven men were given the reigns of the North's Army of the Potomac and asked to lead the Union to victory. However, one of the greatest commanders in history stood ...

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The Life Of Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant was a heroic figure for many reasons. He was a great leader of the Union forces during the Civil War. He won many battles and held the Union together. His presidential years also had positive outcomes of the future of the United States. Grant's life was a long and interesting ...

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Naval Battles

The battle on March 9, 1862, between the USS Monitor and the CSS Merrimack, officially the CSS Virginia, is one of the most revolutionary in world history. Up until that point, all battles had been waged between wooden ships. This was the first battle in maritime history that two ironclad ships ...

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Robert E. Lee

Robert Edward Lee is considered one of the greatest generals in the history of the United States. Lee was opposed to many views of the south, including succession and slavery, yet his loyalty to his native state of Virginia forced him to fight for the south and refuse command of the Union armies ...

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Robert E. Lee

Robert Edward Lee is considered one of the greatest generals in the history of the United States. Lee was opposed to many views of the south, including succession and slavery, yet his loyalty to his native state of Virginia forced him to fight for the south and refuse command of the Union armies ...

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Shiloh

After the South would never smile again. Known originally as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, The Battle of was the bloodiest battle fought in North America up to that time. Pittsburg Landing was an area from where the Yankees planned to attack the Confederates who had moved from Fort Donelson ...

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Affirmative Action

What is ? This is a question that has plagued our nation since the 1960's. The term itself was coined during this decade. The problem has actually existed since the founding of our country. And the issue of discrimination has been around for much longer than that. Since slavery in the 19th ...

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Joshua Larwence Chamberlin

My name is Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain; I am going to tell you a brief history on what the United States was like before I was born. In 1788 the United States became an independent nation. It was made up of thirteen states and owned several territories on the western side of the Mississippi River. ...

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General John Buford

General John Buford Jeremiah Cornell 203089213 History 1201 Mr. Ramey The morning of July 1, 1863 began as any other in the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The townsfolk had no idea that their small town was going to become ground zero for one of the most famous battles in American ...

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Expanding West- Key Notes

I. The Great American Desert a. Used to describe the Great Plains East of the Rocky Mountains. i. The term desert describes treeless and uninhabited land, not necessarily arid. II. Frontier a. A term referring to areas near or beyond a border. i. In these terms, the American Frontier, land ...

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Presdent James Abram Garfield

Born in a log cabin, James Abram Garfield rose by his own efforts to become a college president, a major general in the Civil War, a leader in Congress, and finally president of the United States. Four months after his inauguration, he was shot by an assassin. After weeks of suffering he ...

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History After 1820

Religious reform headlined the 1820's as three popular beliefs, Deism, Unitarianism, and Universalism gave an impact on American society. Deism simply stated that one must explore the universe to understand it. Unitarianism, which was supported by William Ellery Channing, was a belief that ...

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General William Tecumseh Sherm

an General William T. Sherman, one of the greatest Civil War generals, proved to be an extremely significant factor for the Northern cause due to his mastery of military warfare and thus notable contribution to the South's defeat. Despite of the fact that early on his military career looked quite ...

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The Transcontinental Railroad And Westward Expansion

Thesis: The transcontinental railroad greatly increased Westward expansion in the United States of America during the latter half of the nineteenth century. The history of the United States has been influenced by England in many ways. In the second half of the 1800's, the railroad, which was ...

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Battle On March 9th

The battle on March 9, 1862, between the USS Monitor and the CSS Merrimack is one of the most revolutionary naval battles in world history. Up until that point, all battles had been waged between wooden ships. This was the first battle in maritime history that two ironclad ships waged war. The ...

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The Battle Of Antietam

( or Sharpsburg) on September 17, 1862, climaxed the first of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s two attempts to carry the war into the north. About 40,000 southerners were against the 87,000- man Federal Army of the Potomac under General George McClellan. When the fighting had ended, the course ...

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Native Americans

American Indian Wars There is perhaps a tendency to view the record of the military in terms of conflict, that may be why the U.S. Army’s operational experience in the quarter century following the Civil War became known as the Indian wars. Previous struggles with the Indian, dating back to ...

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