On June 29, 1863, a spy from the Confederate army watches the movement of the Union army. He rode his horse to inform Gen. James Longstreet of the Unions position, surprising Longstreet, who did not know that the Union army was so close to him, about 200 miles of where he was. Gen. Jeb Stuart […]
The civil war was one of the biggest events our nation edured. Four years of gruesome battle over freedom and equality. It changed our nation and it changed us. The war itself started in 1861 on April 12th. However the issues of the civil war started long before that. The consequences would last centuries. In […]
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Get startedThe American Civil War was the war fought between the Union (North) and the Confederacy (South) within the United States. The war erupted after years worth of conflicts between the two sides. Eventually, the Union was able to take the victory home, which ultimately united both sides. If the South would have taken the victory, […]
The American Civil War was the war fought between the Union (North) and the Confederacy (South) within the United States. The war erupted after years worth of conflicts between the two sides. Eventually, the Union was able to take the victory home, which ultimately united both sides. If the South would have taken the victory, […]
The Battle of Gettysburg was a three-day battle between the Union and the Confederate States of America that took place on July 1-3, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy, decided that the time was right to invade the north and capture the Union’s capital. So, Davis commanded General Robert E. […]
The Battle of Gettysburg was a changed the outcome of the Civil War. The first major win of the Union in a long while, it served as a morale booster and proof that the north had a chance of winning. By this point the war had been going on for two years since the first […]
The 3-day Battle of Gettysburg went down as the largest and bloodiest battle to take place in the Western hemisphere, and also as the High Water Mark of the Confederacy, since it was a key component to the Confederacy’s defeat. Despite the odds, and advice from his fellow commanders, General Robert E. Lee devised a […]
The Civil War, also known as the War Between the States, began in 1861. (Civil War, 2009) There was conflict between the northern and south states. The northern states did not believe in slavery as the southern states believed. They wanted it abolished. Tensions mounted between these two territories and thus began the Civil War. […]
INTRODUCTION Before the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee and his Confederate soldiers were blocking the path to Virginia. Lee’s army stayed along Rappahannock River and they were soon faced with Union troops desperate to cross. The Union general at the time was Joe Hooker, who replaced Ambrose Burnside after he failed at Fredericksburg. […]
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought from July 1 to July 3 in 1863 and is considered the most important battle of the American Civil War. After a great victory over Union forces at Chancellorsville, General Robert E. Lee marched his Army from Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in late June 1863. Following this victory for […]
On July 1st General George Meade learns the armies were engaged at Gettysburg and learns Gen. John Reynolds was killed. Meade sends word to Major General Winfield S. Hancock and wants him head to Gettysburg and assume command of the 1st, 3rd and the 11th corps. He arrives at to find General Howard, commander of […]
The Battle of Gettysburg lasted from July 1st through the 3rd. The commander of the Confederate army was Robert E. Lee. Lee’s plan was to strike through the North, and make his way to Washington D.C for a peaceful negotiation, and therefore the end of the war. He had already had a failed attempt at […]
The Battle of Gettysburg is one of the most important engagement in the history of the Civil War. The battle lasted 3 days, resulting with the Confederate Army losing against the Union. This battle has been a great lesson we have learned and applied in today’s Military. Knowing the capabilities, strengths and resources of our […]
There were nearly 50 major battles in the American Civil War, but which battle was the most important? Well, The Battle of Gettysburg is to be considered the most important match of the Civil War. This battle was taken place from July 1st to July 3rd, 1863. Who knew that in just three days this […]
Introduction The Battle of Gettysburg, involving the Confederate and Union forces, and fought from the 1st to the 3rd of July 1863, is considered to be, by far, the most crucial and significant engagement in the history of the American Civil War .The war is regarded as the largest and bloodiest clash ever witnessed in […]
The Battle of Gettysburg fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, is considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War. Where Confederate forces led by General Robert E. Lee and the Union army led by General George Meade. The battle left more than 51,000 wounded, killed, captured, or claimed to miss. The […]
President Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America. He was elected in the year 1860, beating out Stephen A. Douglas in the election of 1860. Lincoln would be the first republican president the country would ever have. He would have Hannibal Hamlin as his Vice President during his first term as […]
