Although the civil war was largely fought with old tactics and weapons, it was also a time of weapon innovation. For example the repeating rifle and the Gatling gun allowed for faster and more sustainable rates of fire. Other inventions that changed the war included Iron clad ships, submarines, and hand grenades. Key Takeaways: American
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Bull Run during Civil War Signaled by a cannon’s roar at 5:30 AM, General McDowell’s Union army attacked across a Virginia stream known as Bull Run (a run is a small stream or brook). It was still dark and the green troops had a hard time making their way, but soon the battle was in
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In 2016, officials in Charlottesville, Virginia estimated that removing the city’s two Confederate statues, of General Robert E. Lee and General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, would cost about $700,000. The city also faced the risk of legal costs, because Virginia law at the time protected war memorials from being removed. Here is the story of the
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Few Americans have been honored by friend and foe alike the way Robert E. Lee was. In life, he was loved by the soldiers who followed him for four hard years. In death, he was mourned across the South and respected by many of the men he had fought against. A Leader His Men Loved
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It was June of 1863, in Mississippi, and “…rain fell in torrents flooding the streams, the roads became impassable, and country bridges were washed away. Vicksburg was being besieged by Grant, and reinforcements were ordered…  Chunkey River intervened and the bridge across the river was submerged…. The engineer was under military orders, and his long
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Honoring Francis Marion Elam This photograph shows the gravestone of Francis Marion Elam, a soldier of the Confederate States Army, decorated with Confederate battle flags and Texas state flags and a fresh bouquet of red roses. It is the kind of scene you can find in cemeteries all across the South, where descendants and heritage
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Flags were a vital part of the Civil War battlefield. They guided soldiers into and through a battle, and identified other groups of men as friend or foe. Commanders used them to help know what was going on in the disorder and chaos of the field. Loss of a flag might mean troop confusion, and
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A Dream of Respect for Southern Heritage This image shows the White House lit up with the colors of the Confederate battle flag above the words “I Have a Dream.” It was shared widely in 2015, shortly after the White House was lit in rainbow colors, and it was meant to make a point about
Preserving Our Heritage Is Not a Crime In recent years, people who honor Southern heritage have often felt like they were being treated as criminals. Flags have been banned, monuments removed and schools, streets and parks renamed. Some people have even lost jobs or been harassed simply for flying a flag on their own property.
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Does the First Amendment Only Apply to the U.S. Flag? This question gets to the heart of a double standard many heritage supporters feel. In 1989, in the case Texas v. Johnson, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag in protest is protected free speech under the First Amendment. If burning the
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