When I was seven years old and my father was laid off from his construction job which took half of our family's income away. He knew that we were in trouble so the very next day he went in search of a new company to hire him and on the weekends he worked several side jobs at a time. Seven days ...

The Battle of Antietam The Battle of Antietam just outside of Sharpsburg Maryland, was a one-day battle between 41,000 Confederate soldiers under the command of General Robert E. Lee and 87,000 Union soldiers commanded by General George B. McClellan. The stage was set when Lee undertook an invasion...

It was July 1862 and the Civil War had been raging on for over a year. Eleven months longer than anyone ever expected. Both sides predicted a quick and swift victory. Neither expected the bloodshed would last four long years, with both sides suffering terrible loses. Neither sides predicated that th...

Killer Angels The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara, examines the approach to that decisive battle and the battle itself through the eyes of several participants on both sides, but especially through those of General James Longstreet of the Confederacy and Colonel Lawrence Chamberlain of the Union. T...

June 14, 1862 Awakening My name is Henry Campbell, and I have just enlisted in the Union Army! But first, let me tell you a little bit about myself. I was born in Muncle, Indiana, June 20th, 1842. Right now I am 19 years of age and have been assigned as Corporal of the Indiana Light Battery,...

Summary Chapter 1 The book begins as Ellen Creighton and her nine-year-old son, Jethro, plant potatoes for the summer crop. Ellen has had twelve children, four of whom have died. She is a tired woman who favors Jethro most of all. Three of Jethro's siblings died from children's paralysis the ye...

How has Abraham Lincoln impacted American history? Abraham Lincoln was an important part of American history. He ended slavery and helped America through the civil war. Abraham Lincoln was one of the truly great men of all time. Even as a boy, Lincoln showed ability as a speaker. He often amus...

Was Slavery the Main Cause of the Civil War? Hannah Harding Between the years of 1861 and 1865 the United States was gripped by the bloodiest war in it's history, there is much debate as to why this war occurred, it is generally concluded that Slavery was the main cause of the civil war, ...

Abraham Lincoln inherited the greatest crisis of any president. His surpassed his expectations by preserving the republic and also abolished the barbarous institution of slavery forever. Perhaps one of the most active presidents due to his circumstances, Lincoln proved he had the intellectual, polit...

The American Civil War was a people's war in which heroes and future leaders emerged transforming our country into a structured and disciplined nation. Fought on both sides with immeasurable courage it shall be, and is forever remembered as a test of perseverance and suffering. The civil war ...