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Gallagher, claims that the war was fought over saving the Union, rather than slavery. According to Gallagher, although America in the nineteenth century was dominated with racism and oppression, America “promised a potentially brighter future” for all people. As Gallagher quotes an Irish-born Union soldier, “’this is my country as much as that was born on the soil’ … If the Union lost the war … ‘then the hopes of millions fall and … the old cry will be sent forth from the aristocrats of Europe that such is the common end of all republics” (Text 298). For the native-born Americans, the war would make the nation “stronger in the absence of slavery’s pernicious influence … and kept a democratic beacon shining in a world dominated by aristocrats and monarchs.

Name: NISSI EKANEM Date: 05/08/2018 CRN: 58679 DBQ ESSAY Abraham Lincoln and the Struggle for Union and Emancipation, 1861–1865 Even though Abraham Lincoln is remembered as the president that "abolished" slavery, it is also important to remember that there were two sides of the story. “If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others, I would also do that”. This quote is from Abraham Lincoln's letter to newspaperman Horace Greeley.

Abraham's time as president was a very controversial time where Abraham had to make many hard decisions. One of Abraham's hardest decisions to make was the decision to suspend the writ of habeas corpus. Abraham suspending habeas corpus was a good idea, mainly because the rebellions in the south would have gotten worse if he hadn't made this suspension. The writ of habeas corpus is a law in the constitution that allows a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or court to secure a person's release. Abraham did not want to suspend this law, but he was pretty much forced too.

Habeas Corpus is a legal term meaning “the government cannot hold you without cause”. During Abraham Lincoln’s presidency this issue caught fire because on May 25, 1861 John Merryman was arrested for recruiting, training Confederate(southern) soldiers in the north. Abraham Lincoln suspension was a rash and unjust decision because it was used for personal agenda. Also it would allow the soldiers to become judges, executioners, and juries.of the so-called criminals. Another reason is he tried to make an example out of John Merryman.

The United States Civil War is possible one of the most meaningful, bloodstained and controversial war fought in American history. Northern Americans against Southern Americans fought against one another for a variety of motives. These motives aroused from a wide range of ideologies that stirred around the states. In James M. McPherson’s What they fought for: 1861-1865, he analyzes the Union and Confederate soldier’s morale and ideological components through the letters they wrote to love ones while at war. While, John WhiteClay Chambers and G. Kurt Piehler depict Civil War soldiers through their letters detailing the agonizing battles of war in Major Problems in American Military History.

McPherson addresses an issue/problem people have had when we talk/write about the Civil War. That problem is what was both sides truly fighting for. This war broke up the Union into two parts, North and South. Without the war happening, America would not be same America as today. We as Americans need to know the real reason why in 1861, the North and South went against each other and that was because of slavery.

Did Lincoln free the slaves, or did they free themselves? Many people would debate that Lincoln freed the slaves. Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, stating all slaves in the rebellious state were free. This may have led to the slaves being freed.

1. When President Lincoln was elected there were only two significant forts in the South that flew the Union flag. Explain in paragraph form Lincoln’s middle-of-the road solution to bring needed supplies to Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. When President Lincoln was elected, only two significant forts in the South still flew the Union flag. Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston (South Carolina), needed supples in order to support its men.

The American Civil War, the culmination of the growing tensions between the proslavery and the antislavery, occurred from 1861 to 1865. In his book, Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution, James M. McPherson considered the civil war as the Second American Revolution. In this, revolution can be defined as the overthrowing of a governing system for a new and better one. McPherson also noted that Charles A. Beard, an influential American historian, argued that the overthrow of slavery was an economic and a capitalist revolution because the war happened as because of a class conflict between Yankee capitalist and southern planter aristocracy.

The war commenced as a struggle to bring revolution to free the blacks from chains of slavery by the whites in the Southern part of America who still believed it was a viable business to maintain and improve their economic status. However, the northern American used the war to try and end the slavery in the U.S.A as they deemed slavery as derailing development and improving the standards of everyone. The war seems overtaken by events and some individuals who used the opportunity to fight for their interest at the expense of revolution of making the American nation a better place for everyone. Hence, the war represents to some extent a culmination of revolution and as well as betray of some revolution.

Can an antiquated lens provide an adequate examination and understanding of modern warfare? The theories of Carl von Clausewitz retain remarkable contemporary merit and relevance in explaining the critical elements affecting warfare in the modern era. Carl von Clausewitz’s theories of war endeavor to be comprehendible, comprehensive, and strategic. Clausewitz contends that the conduct of war itself is without doubt very difficult. But the difficulty is not that erudition and great genius are necessary to understand the basic principles of warfare.1 Clausewitz 's 1812 essay, the Principles of War, offers military commanders, with little campaign experience, a comprehendible, comprehensive, and strategic model for attaining victory in battle.

In small towns in Kansas, husbands and wives had to say goodbye to each other as if they were going to die. That is how bad the Kansas Border War was. The North and the South did not not agree on much. Most importantly, they did not agree on slavery. The Kansas Border War, abolitionists, and the election of 1860 were reasons that the Civil War started.

The Civil War was a very influential turning point in the history of the United States. The war not only strengthened the connection of the states, specifically between states in the north and south, but it also resulted in the end of the old way of life in the south, known as the old south. The way of life style in the Old South was loved by many, Rhett from Gone With the Wind being one of them. Rhett and his future wife, but current friend Scarlett were fleeing Atlanta after an attack from the north when Rhett told Scarlett that she was witnessing the end of the Old South. Rhett is truly speaking the truth in this scene.

President Lincoln stated that: “if I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it,..., and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would do it.”. This quote clearly shows that the freedom of slaves was not his concern and unnecessary if it did not help the Union; as the result, slavery still exists if there is no war. Free slave from bondage should be a Great Emancipator’s primary goal and he will do his best to achieve it no matter what, but president Lincoln’s thought differed from that because all he cares was the Union. Although he had many times admitting himself an anti-slavery but his words and thoughts obviously prove that he is

Tony Howritz seeks to find out why the Civil War still captivates Americans today. From a young age Horwitz is educated about the Civil War from his 101