Some times Stuart screened the movements of the infantry from the Union soldiers. ... Jeb Stuart was also a good leader of men; a quality each successful and admired general has. ... His string of victories boosted the morale of his soldiers greatly. ... General Lee shared such a bond with the soldiers that none of the others did. He would occasionally converse with common soldiers and remarkably would admit his defeats gracefully. ...

• Word Count: 1755
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It came very close to destroying the American government and culture for good, yet it also saved the country. ... As part of the Proclamation, Lincoln also urged black males to join the Union forces as soldiers and sailors. ... He eventually raised an army and navy of nearly 3 million Northern men to face a Southern army of over 2 million soldiers and in battles fought from Virginia to California, the great war tore the United States apart. During this time, Lincoln assumed extra-legal powers over the press, virtually ignored the Supreme Court, declared martial law in areas where no milita...

• Word Count: 1215
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The people endowed Abraham with a sense of humor, and physical power, which gave him a good impression. ... When the war started the confederate states over powered the north almost with continuous winning, the north struggled in the beginning due to the inexperienced volunteers and soldiers, but soon the battle of Gettysburg was a tremendous turning point victory to Lincoln. ...

• Word Count: 1588
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Lincoln demonstrated one of the traits that made him such a good leader early on when he decided not to attack the confederacy and declare war but stated that they would would not be the first to act if war was imminent. ... With the war in full scale Lincoln saw that he would need a lot more than the 75,000 current Unions soldiers he currently had and called another 500,000 union troops to fight. ...

• Word Count: 2022
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate