Category: Civil War

The Civil War was a key and defining moment in U.S. history. The results of the war were far more significant than a straightforward Union victory. It affected the moral, political, and social fabric of the United States. These changes impacted every citizen of the country and impacted society throughout the years that followed. In…

The factors that led to the Civil War include the disagreements on some core issues and values between the communities in the North and the South. Ultimately, the Civil War was a result of prolonged tension among the American citizens about the values and politics of the state. For example, the people have been debating…

In the middle of the XIX century, some events purposefully led to the American Civil War, and one of them was the Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. The case was about a black slave of Missouri state, Dred Scott v. John F. A. Sandford, and his legal rights on freedom. According to…

The Civil War in England is a range of conflicts between the adherents of Carl I and the adherents of the Parliament. These events took place from 1642 to 1652. The Civil War in England started in August of 1642. The primary cause of the war was the crisis, which had started in November of…

Table of Contents Introduction Historical Events during the Civil war at Fort Sumter Lincoln’s Role In the War Conclusion Works cited Introduction Fort Sumter, which was built at around 1827-1860, is a masonry fortification in Charleston harbor at the coastal area in South Carolina which is remarkable in the history of the United States of…

The Civil War marked a new period in American history and its political development. The Republicans of 1854 saw the Kansas and Nebraska Act as a direct attack on the issue of the non-extension of slavery, the basis of Western free soil principle. The act threatened to disperse slavery, and with it the African-American man,…

Table of Contents Introduction Cornelia Peake McDonalds’ brief biography McDonald’s vision of the womanhood during the Civil War Civil War from McDonald’s point of view Contrasted outlooks Racial Issues in the wartime Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Civil War of 1861-1865 was known as the deadliest war in the history of the United States. After the…

Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction The American Civil War, also known as the War Between the States started at 1861 and ended in 1865. It was a civil war in the United States of America when the Southern slave states declared about their desire to get separated from the United States…

Table of Contents Introduction Moral Impact on the Confederate Economic Impact Influence on the End of the War The March and Lincoln’s Election Conclusion References Introduction Civil War is the bloodstain for the United States, and Sherman’s March to the Sea is the most decisive moment against the Confederacy that led the War to its…

Mary Elizabeth Bowser was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1839 on the Van Lew plantation (Mary Bowser, 2018). Mary Elizabeth was born into slavery and was forced to work as soon as she was capable of doing so. When Mary was a child, the Van Lew plantation had a large slave sale, and her family…