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. ... Our nation is shocked by this news Lincoln was seated in a private box above the stage with his wife Mary, an officer named Henry Rathbone and Rathbone's fiancée, Clara Harris, the daughter of New York Senator Ira Harris. ... Booth then leapt onto the stage and shouted "Thus ever to Tyrants!" ... Sherman's mission was to destroy the Southern home front and crush the South's spirit by annihil...

• Word Count: 1807
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

These men were bound by their willingness for freedom in the stage of battle and would let nothing stop them to achieve this freedom. ... This book gives people a firsthand look at how war directly affects the men on the front lines. ...

• Word Count: 861
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

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...

• Word Count: 2065
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

They were advised not to show off their intellect in front of the men as latter would be jealous. ... Both women and men were equally prone to diseases, but females were under medical care at any stage of their lives. ... Abortions at early stages were regarded as a form of contraception. ...

• Word Count: 2277
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

While Mark Twain's imagination takes center stage in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and creates a world in which his characters are caught in implausible circumstances and situations, it nevertheless should not lose any credibility of its realism and of how things truly were in the Old South during slavery. ... They had white-domestic awnings in front, and the country people hitched their horses to the awning posts. ...

• Word Count: 2137
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

Writers differ in the purpose for which they write. Some aim to entertain, but the more serious and skilled writers usually have the goal of expressing a serious idea. Writers such as Hariet Beecher Stowe and Alex Haley are writers who write for more than mere entertainment. Uncle Tom's Cabin, writt...

• Word Count: 4104
• Approx Pages: 16

The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. Among the 34 states in January 1861, seven Southern slave states individually declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America. The Confederacy, often simply called the South, grew to include eleven states, and although they claimed thirteen states and additional western territories, the Confederacy was never diplomatically recogni...

• Word Count: 6922
• Approx Pages: 28

The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. Among the 34 states in January 1861, seven Southern slave states individually declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America. The Confederacy, often simply called the South, grew to include eleven states, and although they claimed thirteen states and additional western territories, the Confederacy was never diplomatically recogni...

• Word Count: 7511
• Approx Pages: 30
• Grade Level: High School