His strategy was as a stern as a mule and Jackson held that hill with him and his five Virginia regiments. Then in the spring of 1862 a campaign was held that also helped to enhance Jackson's fame. ... Most of them young and homesick thought it was fine to turn their shoulder and desert their regiment to return home. The young med had reasons behind this and most of them didn't really desert their regiment because they returned home before their regiment went back into battle. ... The 20th Maine's forces held its ground as it was told to. ...

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An officer wrote that " the man who doesn't give hearty support to our bleeding country in this day of our country's trial is not worthy to be a descendant of our forefathers We will be held responsible before God if we don't do our part in helping to transmit this boon of civil and religious liberty down to succeeding generations." (28). ... Yet my country has claims upon me strong as that of home or family." (33). ... Invasions of Union states produced the motivation for the defense of home and family. As one soldier put it "here men will fight with twice the courage and det...

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I was suddenly supporting a side that I obviously disagreed with, and worst of all, some of the pro slavery arguments actually held some water. ... Unlike the slaves in the south, many of these men did not even have homes or food, making them worse off, in many ways, than the slaves. ...

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The Private then discusses the idea of staying home instead of fighting. If the black soldiers decided to stay with their families back home, they would receive $1-$1.50 a day. ... Only being 25 years old, Shaw initially held some prejudices with some of his men. ... The regiment was given battle flags in a ceremony that was held on May 18, 1863. ... Strong asked the Fifty-Fourth Regiment to lead an attack on Fort Wagner, which was currently held by the Confederates. ...

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The North and South each held different positions as to why they fought the war. ... Southern states held a political view where they felt the state governments should hold more power than the federal government. ... These were not slaveholders, but in fact, held a rivalry with the higher status-men the Slave-Holding Elite. ... They fought because they held nationalism in their Southern way of life and identities. ... Because they weren't able to stay home and support their families, thousands of wives and children experienced famine, especially as a result of Union barricades of Sou...

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On April 17th 1861 a referendum was held within the Virginian convention. ... This title would be held until permission to be transferred was granted by then Secretary of War Jefferson Davis. ... After turning down the position offered by his old commanding officer General Scott, Lee wrote back asking to not be in charge of troops fighting against his home state of Virginia. ... He would then return to his home state of Virginia and become the commander and chief of the army and naval forces of Virginia. 4 On May 14, 1861 he became brigadier general, the highest rank allowed at the time. ...

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It helped the slaves find jobs and homes. ... Elections were held in each state with black males having the right to vote. ... A Klan's member would ride up to a house and drag the person from his or her own home. ...

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The woman slaves usually worked in the homes, cooking and cleaning, whereas the men were sent out into the plantations to farm. ... Most house slaves lived with in their owner's home. ... These punishment you can imagine was a very unequal contest, the owners held all the powers of reward and punishment. ...

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Abraham Lincoln held many professions, including shopkeeping and blacksmithing before he decided to study law and pursue a political career. ... Shortly after the assassination of President Lincoln, the Lincoln family moved to a home at 3014 N. ... The family of President Kennedy moved to a home at 3017 N. ...

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It helped the slaves find jobs and homes. ... Elections were held in each state with black males having the right to vote. ... A Klan's member would ride up to a house and drag the person from his or her own home. ...

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Boley, Oklahoma was the larges all-Negro town, which held elections for five years and had a diversity of republicans and democrats in this town. ... Even today we see African Americans moving into better homes and better towns. ...

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She held on to her deceased father's decaying body for three days, not allowing the town minister and the doctor to dispose the body. ... It is this dignity Miss Emily retains that creates a conflict with Homer Barron. Homer was a northerner who was heavily involved in the reconstruction period after the Civil War. ... She was often seen driving in the "glittering buggy" (536) with Homer. ... Ultimately, Miss Emily chose to murder Homer where he "lay in the bed" (538) without "comprising her dignity" (535). ...

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His home was Springfield, Illinois. ... Southern Democrats held a separate convention and nominated John C. ... The violence escalates when the Home Guard, a group of pro-Union German immigrants serving with the Union forces, return fire into the crowd. ... Although the Union commander attempts to dismiss the Home Guard to restore peace, rebel mobs continue to rampage, burning buildings throughout the night. The Home Guard is called out once more to end the riots. ...

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The area of Louisville held many different people with many different religions. ... The Brock Building was a very notable home to a popular African American social club. ... The University of Louisville was home to another type of lodge, an all-African American fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha. The University of Louisville was also home to an all-African American sorority, Delta Sigma Theta. ... This public housing project allowed for several African Americans in various standing to be home owners, like the people in the working middle class, and gave priority home ownership to those in the war ...

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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. ... One of those few advantages the Confederates had was the pure fact of fighting on their home frontier. ... Once the Emancipation Proclamation was passed, which legally ended slavery in all territories held by Union troops,...

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"His oratory made as great an impression in Great Britain as it had at home"3. ... Douglass held many prestigious titles in government and business, his social status helped break the barrier for other blacks to enter into the government and gain similar positions. ... Douglas was present at the first feminist convention held in Seneca Falls in 1848. ...

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Gone With the Wind held the title of the highest grossing film for 25 years and is Number 4 on AFI's list of Top Ten Epic Movies. ... Home. I'll go home. ... Throughout the movie, she comes to realize that her home is fundamental to her even though she does not live there. ...

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Whittier's parents were devout Quakers who held worship daily in their home. ... Two years after he had enrolled in the academy, Whittier returned home to care for his family. ... After leaving his job as an editor in 1831 due to failing health, Whittier returned home. ...

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The prospective that is shown in the film, "Gone With the Wind," sways its audience into believing "the idealized home front" was how everyone in the South lived. ... A scene in the movie shows a malicious Federal solider entering in Scarlett's home to steal her hard-earned belongings. ... "Lee's senior subordinate [James Longstreet] had been an apostate in his own native region, the man held responsible for the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg and thus of the cause itself" (128). ... The movie also depicts other Lost Cause concepts such as portraying al...

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Hannah Dustan was taken captive and could escape, returning home with scalps of Indians. ... Women were said to belong at home, not outside, which was a dirty and dangerous place. ... Change occurred in people's attitude towards hygiene and cleanliness, both personal and at home. ...

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Elizabeth Van Lew asked to be allowed to visit Union prisoners held by the Confederates in Richmond and began taking them food and medicines. ... Women in Disguise Emily In 1863, at age 19, a woman known only as Emily, ran away from home and joined the drum corps of a Michigan Regiment. ... Barton was born in Oxford, Massachusetts, in 1821, and educated at home, chiefly by her two brothers and two sisters. ... Gibbons grew up in a home that often harbored slaves on their way to freedom. Gibbons was also a medical nurse who brought the social convictions she learned at home to her medical an...

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At the age of eight, little Abraham already was chopping wood for the home. ... Finally, in early 1844 they purchased a frame house in the city that would serve as their home for the next sixteen years. ... Lincoln's most significant action as president to be his Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, Lincoln proclaimed that all slaves held in rebellious areas were "then, thence-forward, and forever free." ...

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His dad Jacob Johnson, and his mom, Mary Johnson, both worked hard to maintain the home by working for Casso's Inn, which was a popular inn and stable. ... The resident of the home threatened to call the cops, so Johnson left the town and deserted his apprentice job at the tailor shop. ... He held the position until 1864. ...

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They attacked it driving it back a few miles where the Confederates held. ... Lee can be held accountable. What if "The Stonewall Jackson of the West" had remained behind to defend his home state? ...

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"Douglass Proves the American Dream" The American Dream is the ideals of freedom, equality, opportunity, and a life of personal happiness and material comfort, traditionally held to be available for every American. ... He wanted his people to be able to circulate freely-attending schools, gain employment, buy houses, use public transport and accommodations, vote, speak one's own voice, and being held innocent until proven guilty. ... Once freedom was attained, churches, schools, and homes were burned and blacks were murdered in the south. ... " And by virtue of the power and for th...

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