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Civil wars as just another war. Where somebody was
trying to settle some kind of argument . Well it was not,
it was to free men and it proves that no matter what we
are all-equal in some way or another. Many people to
date still question the power of slavery towards the
black race. Many in fact still hold that thought
of being owned but know one deserves to be treated
that way. The North and the south. Who was
considered good and who was ignorant?
The North . The North was known as the Union
against slavery . The North was was known as the
rebels. Abraham Lincoln was the President for the
Northern states (Union). Lincoln came up with some
thing of his own power , his Inaugural address. Thecatchword were “Apprehension seems to exist among the
people of the Southern States , that by the accession of
A Republican Administration, their property, and their
peace, and their personal security, are to be endangered.
There is no reasonable cause for such apprehension.”( Civil War Years pg.34 Lincoln’s Inaugural address)
The South. Their the ones who made the
Confederacy and who wanted to continue to run slavery
as far into the ground as possible. Many believe in the
words of all who say “Ignorance is bliss, so come
knock the smile off my face” (Zack De Loroacha Rage
Against The Machine.”) Those are the much anticipated
Words of hate from which one person thinks when they
hear Civil war. That is pretty bad when still to date the
practices of wrong are still brought up in the 1990’s
society. To get back on track with topic the Southstood as the Yankees. ( Civil War Years pg.100)
Jefferson Davis of Mississippi became the President of
the Confederate States of America. Jefferson had served
the Mexican wars.(Civil War ,pg30).
War comes. In the last days of 1860 the majority of
the people of the North refused to believe that the Union
was headed for complete dissolution.(Correspondents of
war, pg28). With in the first Month of the new year
1861 many Southern States followed the lead of South
Carolina. Mississippi naturally by supreme ordinance
of secession declared its self out of the Union on 1-9-
1861. Florida along with the following and proceeding
in the order by date from the ninth of January was
Louisiana, Georgia, and Texas all broke from the
Union. (Civil War pg29) These states along with othersnot mentioned formed the Confederate States of
America. On February 9, 1861 the well now known
Confederate Congress choose Jefferson Davis as the
new President for the Confederacy as mentioned earlier
in the report. (Civil Correspondents)
The Northern Generals. Lieutenant General
Windfield Scott was a long time veteran of the war of
1812 and he was also a hero of the Mexican war, at
this of the war Windfield was 75 years old. Next is
General Irvin McDowell who’s forces behind him
consisted of 36,000 men with the reserve of 10,000.
The Generals first battle at Bull Run was a run of bad
Luck. Major General McClellan born eighteen-twenty
Six (1826) and died in eighteen-eighty-five (1885). In
July eighteen-sixty-one (1861) he had Command of the
Army of the Potomac, and later that year was given the
Supreme command. His hesitation in taking on the
Offensive and his failure to take Richmond lead to his
dismissal. McClellan was reinstated and failed to follow
his success at the Battle of Antietam and was dismissed
again in eighteen-sixty-two (1862). In eighteen-sixty-
four (1864) he ran for Presidency against Abraham
Lincoln and was unsuccessful. (Webster’s International
Encyclopedia ,pg.689).
The Southern General’s. General Thomas Jonathan
Jackson better known as “Stonewall Jackson”. General
Jackson was born eighteen-twenty-four (1824) and died
Eighteen-sixty-three (1863). He was an Confederate
general in the American Civil War. He earned his
nickname for his stand against the Union forces at the
first battle of Bull Run in eighteen-sixty-one (1861).
In May-June 1862 in the Shenandoah Valley
campaign he fought brilliantly at the battles of
Richmond, the Seven Days Battle, Cedar Mountain,
the second battle of Bull Run, Antietam, and
Fredericksburg. General Stonewall was fatally
wounded at Chancellorsville from an accidental
fire from his own troops. (Webster’s International
Encyclopedia, pg.563).Fourth ranking Officer Joseph Eggleston
Johnston was born in Eighteen-seven (1807)
and died in Eighteen-ninety-one (1891). He
was considered the Confederate general with the victory
at Bull Run in 1861. While he was at Fair Oaks he was
wounded and relieved of his command in 1864 after a
feud with Jefferson Davis. He returned to his command
in 1865 but surrendered to General Sherman only after
two months. He was a member of the United States
House of Representatives in 1879 through 1881.
(Webster’s Encyclopedia, pg. 579).
The Bloody Daze. McClellan for the first time as a
commander revealed a weakness, he had overestimated
the strength of his opponents. At the end of October
1861 he reported to the Secretary of War that Joseph E.
Johnston, commanding the Confederate armies before
him, had 150,000 men and that a army of 240,000
would be required to attack him. At that time Johnston
commanded 41,000 effectives. Six weeks later
McClellan estimated that Johnston could meet
with him with “equal forces nearly”. The
Confederate commander had 47,000 men, less than
one-third of the number of men in McClellan’s army
in the late summer early fall of 1861 the daily report
of “all is quiet on the Potomac”. By the end of the year
it had become a taunt. McClellan became seriously ill
in late December with a typhoid fever . Lincoln could
do nothing. In January 1862 the President was at the
end of his patience. In a conference with ranking Union
generals he commented that if McClellan did not
want to use the army of the Potomac but would like
to borrow it the (army). McClellan unexpectedly
appeared a few days later at a second conference.
When asked about his plans he refused to answer.
But he did say that in his own mind he had set a
time for advancement. (Civil War Years, pg. 68)
Lincoln revealed a few days later what he
intended to do was to transport the troops to the
peninsula between the James and York rivers
and move overland upon Richmond. Lincoln
preferred an overland advance from Washington
following the route that McDowell had taken
nine months earlier which had been taken only to
be balked at Bull Run. The President grasped the factneither McClellan nor the Confederate Army was the
true objective. McClellan nor Lincoln would yield
so an impasse kept the army in it’s camps. ( Civil War
Years, pg.68).
Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Lee fought
in the United States Civil war July 1-3, 1863.
Confederate General Robert E. Lee struck deep into
Union territory, reaching Pennsylvania in June 1863
on July 1 and 2 there were many inconclusive attacks
and counterattacks on July third suicidal Confederate
attacks broke the Union line at Cemetery Ridge but
were driven back in disorder. The Union losses were
over 23,000, around 25%; Confederate losses were
around 25,000, a similar percentage. The costly
battle marked a reversal in fortunes of theConfederacy, paving the way for the Union victory.
The weapons used at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863
were the Springfield rifle musket , Bayonet, Sharps
carbine, Spencer carbine, Cavalry sabre, Colt third
model Dragoon, Remington new model revolver,
Whitney revolver, Lefaucheux pinfire revolver,
3-inch rifled “Ordnance Gun”, and Napoleon smooth-
bore gun-howitzer. (Webster’s International
Encyclopedia, pg.232 and 433).
In Conclusion , The North and the South. Who
Were considered good and who were considered
Ignorant? Well you pretty much can tell which one’s
were ignorant and which one’s were good. In my
opinion the North was the better of the two. In the
end slavery was done away with and the bloodiest warof that time period was now over with. Even today the
subject of racism whether or not it’s towards black, white
or Jews there is always someone there to treat someone
with disrespect. So in the end it will come back on them,
that goes with the old saying “What goes around comes
around” whether it be the South or Adolph Hitler with the
Jews it will come back around.
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