The American Civil War
The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the events surrounding the end of the American Civil War. This war was a war of epic proportion. Never before and not since have so many Americans died in battle. The American Civil War was truly tragic in terms of human life. In this document, I will speak mainly around those involved on the battlefield in the closing days of the conflict. Also, reference will be made to the leading men behind the Union and Confederate The war was beginning to end by January of 1865. By then, Federal (Federal was another name given to the Union Army) armies were spread throughout the Confederacy and the Confederate Army had shrunk extremely in size. In the year before, the North had lost an enormous amount of lives, but had more than enough to lose in comparison to the South. General Grant became known as the "Butcher" (Grant, Ulysses S., Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, New York: Charles L. Webster & Co.,1894) and many wanted to see him removed. But Lincoln stood firm with his General, and the war continued. This paper will follow the happenings and events between the winter of 1864-65 and the surre
Yes, slavery was the cause of the Civil War: half of the country thought it was wrong and the other half just couldn't let them go. Before its first centennial, tragedy struck a new country and stained it for eternity. It had to be decided how to handle the Rebels in regard to the upcoming surrender (all were sure of a surrender). Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1956). Meanwhile, Lee scribbled out a brave response to Grant's inquiry simply asking for explanation of the terms to be involved in the surrender. While there was an abundance of ammunition and ordinance, there was not a single morsel of food. They continued westward, still hoping to join with Johnston eventually, and headed for Farmville, where Lee had been informed, there was an abundance of bacon and cornmeal. SUMMARY The Civil War was a completely tragic event. However the one true objective would be Columbia. THE END IS PLANNED Sherman immediately left Goldsboro to travel up to City Point and meet Grant to discuss plans of attack. Confederate dead were estimated at 258,000 including 94,000 who actually died on the field of battle.
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