Unit 4: Civil War and
Reconstruction
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Timeline
Primary Source
General Robert E. Lee’s “Lost Order” No. 191
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/primarysources/lostorder.html Before the battle of Antietam, General Robert E. Lee sent a soldier to deliver his battle plans, although he lost it. Later, a Union soldier came across a couple cigars wrapped up in a piece of paper that detailed Lee's movements for the battle. In it he forbade his troops to go to Fredericktown, save for business, and said that his major would take his sick back and bring new troops back. He also detailed in his letter that his army would continue to march the next day, taking the Hagerstown road. The rest of his letter talks about what his plans are for the rest of his generals. This was a huge find for the Union, as the results of the battle were possibly the most important in the entire war. Because of this Union win, Abraham Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation and caused the desire of Europe to intervene to slowly decline from that point. The South was never closer to winning the war than at that point. The implications of McClellan receiving those battle plans were huge. Without it, a Union win would have been much more unsure, although some historians argue about the practical value of this intelligence. Sean Gibson Primary Source
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/learning_history/children_civilwar/child_soldiers.cfm
This source is a reaccount about the children enlistments into the Civil War. It explained that in The Union boys under 18 were allowed to enter the war but with parent consent. Even if they weren't directly on the front line thousands participated in the conflict as drummers, messengers, or hospital workers. The Nothern boys' motives to join for patriotism and becasue they were bored. The Southern boys' wished to repeal the invading Notherns from their home soil. This source has quotes of boys' who were soliders and these quotes are significant because they demonstrate that this was a war where everybody was involvded. It wasn't a war in some far away land, it was a war that was happening on the citizens' front lawns. So all people even children wanted to fight for their cause and for the beliefs that they though to be right. Tyler F. |
Primary Source
American President: Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
http://millercenter.org/president/lincoln This source describes Abraham Lincoln in a nutshell, giving factual evidence and naming his primary accomplishments. It names his political party, birth and death date, writings/career, children and marriage, as well as his nicknames ("Honest Abe"). This source was significant because of its unbiased description of Abraham Lincoln. It does not sugarcoat the fact that seven slave states left the Union to join the Confederate States of America nor place him on a podium for fighting for the unity and freedom of the United States of America. The pain of the war also affected Lincoln on a more personal scale, though many textbooks do not explain about the death of his son and the mental instability of his wife. Emily V. Primary Source
Robert E. Lee, General Orders, No. 73
http://www.sewanee.edu/faculty/Willis/Civil_War/documents/LeeGenOrders73.h This source is Robert E. Lee's letter to his soldiers. He praises all the hard work they have done. However, he also warned them to not hurt the civilians who are unarmed and defenseless. He warns them that if they disobey this rule, they shall receive punishment. The significance of this letter is that it showed how fair Lee was to the citizens. Although some his soldiers harmed normal citizens, it was not him who ordered them too. Cathy L. |
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