Thousands of soldiers fought for their country and died. ... He dies in the battle. ... Most go from wanting to kill a Rebel, to never wanting to lay a hand on a gun again. ... I think this is a first-class novel because it is in great detail about how the battle of Bull Run was fought. ... Little did I know that armies use reporters or photographers, and little did I know that the South even won that battle!!!...
Her wound was fatal and her sex was disclosed but she refused to reveal her real name but as she lay dying she decided to disclose a telegram to her father in Brooklyn. "I have but a few moments to live. ... I expected to deliver to my country but the fate would not have it so. I am content to die. ...
At first she refused to say her real name but as she lay there dying she consented to dictate a telegram to her father. It said, "Forgive your dying daughter. I have but a few moments to live. ... I expect to deliver my country but the fates would not have it so. I am content to die. ...
He states his thought of him in the reading to enhance the reader to analyze key ideas "I was naive". ... It is a riddle for me, for him "It became a constant puzzle which lay unanswered in the back of my mind" These were the words his grandfather told his father "Son, after I'm gone I want you to keep up the good fight" His grandfather confessed also that he's been a traitor, spy, and that their life is a war. ... I think these fighters according to what is described by the narrator, they seemed to worry less about grandfather's curse. ... This is ...
"What could I do but go with them (Civil War soldiers), or work for them and my country? ... Lincoln died the next morning from the wound. ... The President died at 7:22am the next morning. The first lady lay on a bed in an adjoining room overwhelmed with shock and grief. ... Lincoln's body will be transferred to Springfield Illinois to be buried with his young son Willie who died in the White House of typhoid fever in 1862. ...
I would highly recommend the use of this map in teaching students about these battles. ... (p 105) I found this section to be very interesting. I had never heard of these stories. ... (p5) It gave me a feeling of gratitude to the men and women that helped to lay down the foundation of our country. This country I so dearly love, The United States of America....
Charles Hamilton, a quite and shy boy tells Scarlett, "I-I love you...I want to marry you"(109), which is something that probably would not have come out of Charles at that time except for the the confusion in his head. ... The streets of Atlanta became a frightful scene, "panic lay just below the surface"(307). ... Her mother had died, her sisters were ill, and her father was losing his mind when Scarlett returned. ...
While attempting to fight with native weapons against a heavily armed American society many to most native's that fought, had died in attempt to save their land. ... The Indians were forced to move a place where they didn't want to and were told to leave or die. ... Between the Missouri River and California there lay plains, mountains, and desert ready for development. ... I ranked them number three on my list because I feel that they did favor more then women and slaves, but favored differently in different areas. I believe if they would have stuck together then they would have a...
I have heard this winter, all the big men in Congress talk on this question (referring to Nebraska), but Lincoln's is the strongest speech I have ever heard on the subject.? ... At 7:22 AM, Lincoln died. ... Herold helped carry Booth upstairs and lay him down on a sofa. ...
Causes of the Civil War Was slavery the only cause of the Civil War? There are those that would have us believe that it was the only cause. Many historians say that slavery was the main issue of the Civil War. Although some historians think the war was the result of political screw-ups and th...
Speaking directly to "the Southern States," he reaffirmed, "I have no purpose, directly or indirectly to interfere with the institution of slavery in the United States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so." ...
Speaking directly to "the Southern States," he reaffirmed, "I have no purpose, directly or indirectly to interfere with the institution of slavery in the United States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so." ...
