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Daniel Beauregard is a young Texan drafted into the Confederate Army. He is a crack shot with his Whitworth rifle and becomes a sniper. He meets Quantrill and joins his raiders. He is sent to Texas by Quantrill where he encounters General Robert E Lee. Lee has to return to Virginia in a hurry and he asks Daniel to escort him. Lee is being pursued by a US cavalry troop disguised as Confederates. Daniel decimates the disguised troop with his sniping...
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Helmuth von Moltke's alleged statement the U.S. Civil War was an affair in which two armed mobs chased each other around the country and from which no lessons could be learned underlines a grave misjudgment of this war in contemporary Germany. Today, however, the American Civil War is recognized as the first modem war. It produced a number of lessons across the strategic, operational, and tactical levels that shaped the face of war. But the German...
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This book focuses on the four reasons for the American Civil War. The first chapter of this book highlights the economic reasons for the war. The second chapter talks about the issue of slavery and how it has become one of the biggest reasons for the war. Chapter three discusses how the differences between federal and state rights led to war. Lastly, chapter four explains why Southerners disapproved of the presidency of Abraham Lincoln.
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When the civil war raged in the US, some of your ancestors could have been one of those who got trapped in the battle. Learn about their experiences and understand the reason for the wars. This informative history book will definitely capture 4th grader's attention with its colorful pictures and the requirement to read fewer texts.
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The American Civil War was fought between the northern and southern states. Some battles were won by the Confederate while others were by the Union. In this book, you will learn about the advantages each side had to further their war effort. You will also read about the disadvantages that soon led to the victory of one side and the devastating loss of the other. Start reading today!
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Before knowing who won in the US Civil War, you first need to understand why and how it ended. The first chapter of this book will highlight the contributions of Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and Stonewall Jackson. Chapter two will discuss the importance of the Battle of Gettysburg. The last chapter will summarize the battles of Sailor's Creek, and of Appomattox Courthouse, and the last battle at Palmito Ranch.
11) Soldiers and Civilians in the US Civil War Key Roles of Civilians and the Importance of Technolo
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This time, give your seventh grader the chance to understand the lives of soldiers and civilians during the American Civil War. Investigate the contributions of women as well as the African Americans, who were considered the minority. Also, learn about the effects of war technology and the limited medical technology. Discussion on the effects of the invention of the camera is also included.
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DK Publishing
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2020.
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"Amazing visual timelines take readers through the people and the issues that have shaped Black history. Erased. Ignored. Hidden. Lost. Under appreciated. No longer. Delve into the unique, inspiring, and world-changing history of Black people. From Frederick Douglass to Oprah Winfrey, and the achievements of ancient African kingdoms to those of the US Civil Rights Movement, Timelines From Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies takes kids on an...
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"Peniel Joseph offers a powerful new interpretation of recent American history. The summer of 2020, he argues, marked the climax of nothing less than a Third Reconstruction: a new period of intense struggle to secure citizenship and dignity for Black Americans, just as momentous as the movements that sought to transform America after the US Civil War and during the civil rights era. America's first and second Reconstructions failed to achieve their...
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Pushkin Children's
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2021.
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"In 1863, the US Civil War was raging. Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation had freed over 3.5 million African-American slaves, and now the Union Army began to recruit a second all-black regiment of soldiers to join the fight. As the struggle against the Confederate South raged on, the newly-formed 54th Massachusetts battalion prepared to attack the seemingly impregnable fortress of Fort Wagner. The odds were heavily against them; the fort...
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Basic Books
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2022.
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"A revelatory global history shows how cheap American grain toppled the world's largest empires. To understand the rise and fall of empires, we must follow the paths traveled by grain-along rivers, between ports, and across seas. In Oceans of Grain, historian Scott Reynolds Nelson reveals how the struggle to dominate these routes transformed the balance of world power. Early in the nineteenth century, imperial Russia fed much of Europe through the...
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