His partisan rangers wreaked so much havoc behind Union lines that the Confederate War Department officially designated the partisans as the 43rd  Battalion of Virginia Cavalry on June 10, 1863. ... This select group of men on horseback provided raids behind enemy lines so much so that Mosby himself became known as the Gray Ghost. ... The strengths I saw in Mosby's Memoirs were his own personal experiences being presented as interpretations of the war itself and just what occurred on the front lines. ...

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In July 1862, Clara Barton lobbied and won permission to travel behind the lines to administer aid to soldiers of both the North and South. ... In front of Lee, Phil Sheridan's Union Calvary wreaked havoc with the retreat, while the pursuit by the Union Army of the Potomac was constantly attacking his rear guard. ... Sherman's mission was to destroy the Southern home front and crush the South's spirit by annihilating the economic and transportation infrastructure. ...

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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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The American Civil War I. INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the events surrounding the end of the American Civil War. This war was a war of epic proportion. Never before and not since have so many Americans died in battle. The American Civil War was truly tragic in terms of human life. ...

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The American Civil War I. INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the events surrounding the end of the American Civil War. This war was a war of epic proportion. Never before and not since have so many Americans died in battle. The American Civil War was truly tragic in terms of human life. ...

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After the battle his men wondered why he rode in the front with his men instead of watching from the sidelines. ... During the seven day engagement, General Jackson was riding through his lines assessing the troops at night with his group of officers and aides. ...

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