John Brown was passionate about achieving abolition. His determination was so strong that he sometimes took actions that were irrational and almost sure to fail. The most important of those activities was on October 16, 1859, when he led 21 men on a raid of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virg...

John Brown's raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in October 1859, involved only a handful of abolitionists, freed no slaves, and was over in two days. Although many Northerners condemned the raid, by 1863, John Brown had become a hero and martyr in the North. John Brown was a...

John Wilkes Booth, a name that conjures up America's most infamous assassin and killer of perhaps one of America's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln. Born in 1838 on a farm near Bel Air, Maryland, John W. Booth grew up favoring the south and its way of life. Being a Southerner, Booth ...

John Wilkes Booth was born on May 10, 1883 on a farm near Bel Air, Maryland, about 20 miles from Baltimore. He had eight other brothers and sister and was the child of Junius Booth and Mary Ann Holmes. John's parents moved from England to the United States in 1821. In the colder months of th...

JOHN CALHOUN John Caldwell Calhoun was born in 1782 in South Carolina. Calhoun was born near Abbeville District, South Carolina, and was an honors graduate at Yale College in 1804. He practiced law in Abbeville District until his election to the South Carolina legislature in 1808. He was a ma...

JOHN CALHOUN John Caldwell Calhoun was born in 1782 in South Carolina. Calhoun was born near Abbeville District, South Carolina, and was an honors graduate at Yale College in 1804. He practiced law in Abbeville District until his election to the South Carolina legislature in 1808. He was a ma...

JOHN CALHOUN John Caldwell Calhoun was born in 1782 in South Carolina. Calhoun was born near Abbeville District, South Carolina, and was an honors graduate at Yale College in 1804. He practiced law in Abbeville District until his election to the South Carolina legislature in 1808. He was a m...

Civil War Art is a big part of history today. People today us it to remember the war. How did people survive, where did people live, why did we fight are all questions and wonders of people today. Artist these days and back than drew about those questions. It gave people a mental picture on h...

When determining John Brown's proper place in history many aspects have to be considered. First, are his personal actions, as well as the actions he inspired in others during his lifetime. Brown crafted a plan that he believed would end slavery in America. He felt that although slavery had b...

Did you know that the "Dred Scott Case" was one of the most important cases ever tried in the United States? It started when Scott's former master John Emerson had died and his wife Irene Sanford-Emerson hired out Scott and his family to work for other families. Since that h...

The Civil War yielded many changes. However it is the collaboration of events before, during, and after that makes up our nation's history. This so called "War between the States" took place between 1861 and 1865. Over those four years over 500,000 lives were lost and hun...

Everybody was wondering what the national government is going to do about the seven Lower States. But, of course the President (Buchanan) did nothing at all. Politicians were thinking about a compromise with the South, but a lot of people supported compromise that much anymore. The South needed a re...

For my report I choose to do the battles of the civil war and read The United States in the Civil War by Don Lawson copyright 1977. The war was not about slavery but it was about the north (union) trying to keep the states together and the south (confederate) trying to be independent. The fi...

THE CIVIL WAR FORT SUMTER Location: Charleston County Movement: Action in Charleston Harbor (April 1861) Date: April 12-14, 1861 Principal Commanders: Maj. Robert Anderson [US]; Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard [CS] Description: On April 10, 1861, Brig. Gen. Beaureg...

Our Flag Is There "Our Flag is There" is a song for the union army. The lyrics talk about Fort Sumter, and how the Union flag waves there. The song talks about Anderson's forces and the battle they had to go through protecting the Fort. They speak of the south as traitors of freed...

"The Portent" by Herman Melville Herman Melville's poem, "The Portent" is about the brutal death of the famous abolitionist, John Brown. A portent is an evil omen. Herman Melville and many others thought of John Brown as the portent of the Civil War. Melville was known as ...

Roger B. Taney Roger Taney lived from 1777-1864. He lived a great life and did many things during his lifetime. President Jackson named Taney chief justice of the Supreme Court in 1837. He served as chief justice from (1837- 1864) he remains the second longest in the courts history. Taney wa...

The Japanese saying, "the nail that sticks out gets hit on the head," has always been surrounded by debate. I believe that it is better to keep a low profile in life because if a person sticks out then something terrible could happen to him. There are many historical examples that suppor...

Harriet Tubman Harriet Ross Tubman was originally named Araminta Ross. She was born around the year 1820 and died in 1913. Harriet was born into a family of eleven children who were born to the slaves, Benjamin Ross and Harriet Greene, and lived on a plantation in Dorchester County, Maryland. Harr...

Robert E. Lee Robert E. Lee, who was considered to be the greatest soldier fighting for the Confederate States of America, descended from a long line of famous heroes. Many of Lee's ancestors played important roles in America's history. His father was a Revolutionary War hero and a friend of George ...

Abraham Lincoln was born Sunday, February 12, 1809, in a log cabin near Hodgenville, Kentucky. He was the son of Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, and he was named for his paternal grandfather. Thomas Lincoln was a carpenter and a farmer. Both of Abraham's parents were members of a Baptist ...

Robert E. Lee Robert E. Lee, who was considered to be the greatest soldier fighting for the Confederate States of America, descended from a long line of famous heroes. Many of Lee's ancestors played important roles in America's history. His father was a Revolutionary War hero and a ...

Abraham Lincoln was born Sunday, February 12, 1809, in a log cabin near Hodgenville, Kentucky. He was the son of Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, and he was named for his paternal grandfather. Thomas Lincoln was a carpenter and a farmer. Both of Abraham's parents were members of a baptist congregat...

The American Civil War The American Civil War was one of the most momentous and controversial events in American history. The South wanted to maintain its way of life. Although the war was not fought over slavery directly, many causes were connected to slavery in some way. The South was tir...

It could be said that both Sectionalism and nationalism increased during the Era of Good Feelings. However, the Era of Good Feelings was, to a certain degree, misnamed. By the 1820's an "Era of Inflamed Feelings" was beginning to undermine the Era of Good Feelings. Political giants w...