Like Galations 5:1 states, "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. ... This means that we should stand firm against everything that is wrong, because Jesus has set everyone free from sin just like the Civil War set slaves free from slavery. ... Mark 10:45 says," For even the son of man did not come to be served, but to serve and give ransom for many." ... Blacks served in segregated units, and were paid less money a month than the white soldiers. ... Romans 8:2 says" Because through Jesus Christ the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. ...

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Dix served for the duration of the war. ... She also helped set up hospitals all marked with a yellow flag, in churches, hotels schools, and everywhere she could find help. ... Dix then remained in a small apartment set up for her in the hospital for five years. ... She set up the Bureau of Records in Washington and traced perhaps 20,000 names. ... She served elsewhere in France, in Lyons, again instituting her work system. ...

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Nancy Hart served as a Confederate scout, guide and spy, carrying messages between the Southern Armies. ... Two other women who served as nurses during the Civil war were Miss Mary A. ... During this assignment it is generally accepted that she also served as a spy. ... The Commission set up a training base for the female recruits at David's Island Hospital in New York, and Gibbons was among them. ... Gibbons served conscientiously at the institution, punctuating her career once again with controversy. ...

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The Emancipation Proclamation The Emancipation Proclamation came about on January 1, 1863. It was a document that led to end of slavery in the United State military leaders of the union really wanted Lincoln to make the proclamation free slaves. Lincoln thought if he did free slaves he could d...

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Later, he was to serve as clerk and postmaster at New Salem, Illinois. ... Finally, in early 1844 they purchased a frame house in the city that would serve as their home for the next sixteen years. ... As a rising young lawyer, Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846, and moved to Washington to serve out his term, where he spoke out against the Mexican War and unsuccessfully attempted to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia. ... Again, he encountered numerous business set backs and challenges but he persisted. ...

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They quickly pulled anchor and set off on their journey (The History Place). ... Around March 1, 1831 the three young men set off to find Offutt. ... He won the campaign, served three months, and met the leadership qualities of the everyday hardships, but he never fought in a battle (Askjeeves.com). ... In 1846 Abe was elected to the lower house of congress, but only served one term. ...

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The first set off the Civil War took place when John Brown, a white abolitionist took upon himself to free the slaves by setting a raid on Harpers Ferry a year prior to Lincoln's election.4 As the Union Army was trying to gain control over Fort Sumter, the first shots of the Civil War was fired. 5 The North held many advantages over the South during the Civil War. ... The South contained a military tradition that which had high encouragement for young me to serve in the armed forces or attend a military school; many had served the U.S. military before the Civil War.7 To add on another a...

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The Irish Brigade set out before Christmas in 1861 (Glazier 446). ... The men in the Brigade had served for almost four years, many times in the foremost position in the battles. By the end of the war, the Irish Brigade had lost over four thousand men killed (more than which served within the brigade at any one time) or wounded in the course of their service (Glazier 446). ...

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One of the most famous generals of the American Civil was Thomas Jonathan Jackson who served under Confederate General Robert E. ... Jackson was one out of many great generals during the Civil War, but he himself set the rest aside. ... Jackson was an ingenious man that set out to fight for his country and turn his bad situation into a good one. ... The men had it set in their minds that their regiment was the best and no other regiment could even come close. ...

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William Tecumseh Sherman William Tecumseh Sherman was born on February 8, 1820 in the town of Lancaster, Ohio. When Sherman was nine years old his father died. Sherman was then raised by Senator Thomas Ewing and wound up marrying into the family. Senator Ewing was able to use his influence t...

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BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War. It was also the last battle in the Civil War. In this paper I will talk about the movie we watched on the Battle of Gettysburg. Some strengths of watching a movie other than what we got from the...

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When Dumont demanded that she serve another year after New York declared slavery illegal, Sojourner escaped. ... Sojourner sets a great example for society because she proved that even a person in the lowest part of a caste system can change the course of the future. ... One of her grandsons served in the celebrated black regiment, the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Volunteers. ...

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The protestor's sentiments point to the question: whether the reminiscence of this historical event serves as a symbol of Southern Pride, a defense of heritage, or as a statement of defiance against Northern Federal dominance. First and foremost, devotion to heritage serves as one of the major reasons why a reverence for the Confederate South continues to exist. ... A: They were faithful and devoted and were always ready and willing to serve them. ... " The quiz bowl between the Children of the Confederacy affirms that the manic ardor to keep the memory of Civil War alive is preva...

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The Civil War set in stone, the position the United States would take in the world community. ... However, because a majority of Northerners lived in cities manufacturing the hard-produced goods that came from the Southern agriculturalists, many had never set food on farmland. The battles of the Civil War only served to either encourage or discourage either side to continue fighting. ...

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Mission statements serve to guide educators and leaders and it's a great reminder to teachers of why they chose the teaching profession and what they need to achieve each day. ... He is a fire captain and has to deal with his own set of leadership issues in his job and most of the problems are with his employees. ... Students need clear instructions and an understanding of the standards that are set for them. ...

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At the start of the Civil War Custer served in the staff of General George B. ... This campaign help set up the next big assault on the Lakota Indians that would undeniably be one of the biggest military defeats of all time. ...

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As a Quaker deeply concerned with politics and social welfare, he served in the Massachusetts legislature, was founder of the Liberty party in 1839, and participated in the founding of the Republican Party in 1854. ... Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869-1935) - American poet, best known for his poems set in Tilbury Town, an imaginary New England village modeled after Gardiner, Maine, his childhood home. ...

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Accounts of sexual abuse at the hands of their masters, or the intentional exclusion of this element, set female slave narratives in their own category. ... It is believed that she was molested by at least one, if not all three, of the masters she served as an adult (4). ... Kremena Todorova, however, argues that the tension between the Mary Prince Pringle presents and Wood's "Molly- does not cancel out Prince's voice, but elevates it to serve a crucial purpose: the History's publication...

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Although the railroad tracks had not yet been laid, the embankment was finished and it served as protection, which gave the rebels the battle advantage. ... On a hill above the town the Rebel army set up cannons to pepper down fire on the 11th corps under the command of Lee's newly appointed Lieutenant General Richard Ewell. ... The mind set during the civil war era was that defensive walls that were used in battle created cowards, but Dawes thought differently. ... That extra two hours let the Union army reinforce their defenses and fully set up their fishhook positioning on the hill. ...

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In the book, "The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara, the soldiers on both sides fought for reasons of their own. Some reasons tied into their religious beliefs and others tied into what they thought was right for their country. Many put their faith in God while battling, while others did not. Many me...

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According to [Kar14], "In February 1862, he was promoted to first lieutenant and served as adjutant of the 1st Virginia, but he clashed with the regiment's commander, William "Grumble" Jones. ... On Saturday July 21, 1861 Mosby by his own accounts was chosen as the first rider in the first set of four riders for the first day of battle and was head of his squadron on that day. ...

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The illustrations shown on screen as the movie ends which depicted characters from the war served as a nice ending touch. ... Set during the American Civil War, this film tells the true story of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, played by Matthew Broderick, and his 54th Regiment of Volunteer Infantry: the first black regiment to be used in this war. ...

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Even when a woman beat a fifteen year old and was examined by the coroner, the warrant for her arrest was never served. ... Although the roots for the war were planted many, many years before when our fore fathers neglected to set laws governing slavery in the Constitution, things became more heated during the time that Douglass published his narrative. ...

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The Rise of "Unconditional Surrender- Grant He sat opposite the impeccably dressed Lee, in plain clothes and muddy boots. His overall appearance did little to suggest that he was the highest ranking general in the union army. How such an unlikely hero attained this position then managed to outma...

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Phillis Wheatley was the first African American poet published in the United States. The subject matter in the majority of her poems reflected her religious views and her new life in revolutionary New England. She believed that through finding God in one's life, salvation and mercy would follow. She...

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