The North And South . Many People

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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. TheContents 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