The Civil War was fought from April twelfth eighteen sixty one to April ninth eighteen sixty five between the union free slave states also called “the north” or “Yankees “and lesser known as “federals”, and the confederate slave states or the “rebels” and better known as “the south”. The country split and erupted into a war that was fought over tariffs, the slave trade and states’ rights, specifically the right to protection of property as written in the constitution but the south was mainly concerned to their protection of slaves as property. The southern half of the country succeeded for fear that Lincoln; the newly elected president would free their slaves and fought against each other in a series of battles all fought nearly the same except for one. The battle of Cold Harbor was fought on May thirty first and lasted until June twelfth eighteen sixty four and its nickname being “bloody hell” since it was the bloodiest battle of the civil war, resulting in a slaughter of over fifteen thousand five hundred casualties on both sides. It’s also called the second battle of cold harbor because some accounts say that actually The Battle of Gaines mill was the first Battle of Cold harbor in eighteen sixty two. There are records from some highly disturbed union soldiers who were digging trenches who found skeletal remains of fallen soldiers from this war two years prior since both wars were fought over the same ground. The battle of Cold Harbor took place in Hanover County Virginia, Cold Harbor despite its name Cold Harbor isn't a port, and in fact it was the last rebel line in defense of the capital. Grant was confident that he would win because he had ended prisoner exchange and Sherman had destroyed the Georgia farmlands he kn... ... middle of paper ... ...the country." They may have won the battle of Cold Harbor but we had won the Civil war. They say we won but they won’t tell you what we lost. But that’s the thing with war nobody really wins, you just fight until the last man killing over six hundred thousand soldiers and the ones left alive can’t fight anymore and surrender. Works Cited "The History Place - U.S. Civil War 1861-1865." The History Place - U.S. Civil War 1861-1865. Version NA. Phillip Gavin, 4 July 1996. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. . .kelly, martin. "Battle of Cold Harbor." About.com American History. nrelate, n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2014. Thompson , Robert . "Battle of Cold Harbor." History Net: Where History Comes Alive. military history, n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2014. .
President Franklin D. Roosevelt referred to December 7, 1941- the day of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor- as “a date which will live in infamy.” This description has continued to be accurate, nearly 70 years after the attack on American soil. However, not many people have the same emotional connection to the events at Pearl Harbor, as does the former Admiral Husband Edward Kimmel, the man who was in the position of “Commander-in-Chief” at Pearl Harbor. The events of this day caused his rank of “Admiral” to be removed.
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On June, 17th 1775 began a fight between the British and the Americans, it took place on Breed’s HIll. In Charlestown Peninsula, North side of Boston Harbor, this battle was the bloodest of the Revoltionary in America. The British Commander, Lieutenant General Thomas Gage, Major General William Howe. There were about 2,400 troops being lead by Major general Howe.
The Civil War was the bloodiest, most devestating war that has ever been fought on American soil. It began on April 12, 1861, at 4:30 in the morning. The main reason that the war was fought was because Southern states believed that they should have the right to use African-Americans as slaves, and the Northern States opposed that belief.
The South was fighting against a government that they thought was treating them unfairly. They believed the Federal Government was overtaxing them, with tariffs and property taxes making their life styles even more expensive than they already had been. The North was fighting the Civil War for two reasons, first to keep the Nation unified, and second to abolish slavery. Abraham Lincoln, the commander and chief of the Union or Northern forces along with many other Northerners believed that slavery was not only completely wrong, but it was a great humiliation to America. Once can see that with these differences a conflict would surely occur, but not many had predicted that a full-blown war would breakout. One did and after three bloody and costly years for both sides we come to the date of July 1, 1863.
The Civil War was when the United States split because of the injustice of slavery. The North insisted to free the slaves, but the South refused (Wulf et al). After four years of fighting, the south surrendered at the Appomattox court house on April 9, 1865. By that time, over 680,000 americans had died. Even though the war was over, there was still tension between the North and the South, and their anger was directed at Abraham Lincoln, which eventually lead to a story that changed the United States forever (O’Reilly and Zimmerman 33-37).
1. The civil war was fought between the Northern and the Southern states from 1861-1865.
Fredericksburg lays approximately half way between Washington D.C. and the capital of the Confederacy Richmond Virginia. Burnsides plan called for departing Maryland and crossing the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg, thus providing a straight shot towards Richmond, believing that this was the ultimate goal of his army. Lincoln favored this so-called covering approach to attackin...
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...y 10, 1864; draw), and the Battle of Cold Harbor (June 3, 1864; draw). In these battles, Grant did lose more men than Lee but Grant can obtain replacements and Lee cannot. After the Battle of Cold Harbor, Grant attacks Petersburg and then decides to siege Petersburg, with General Lee inside, for 9 months. The siege of Petersburg effectively destroyed the rebel army, leading to the fall of Richmond and Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House ending the Civil War.
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