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War. This is the most famous and important Civil War Battle that occurred over three hot summer days, July 3, 1863, around the small market town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. More importantly Gettysburg was the clash between the two major American…

other, Gettysburg was inevitable. General Robert E. Lee followed the roads north toward Pennsylvania’s capital Harrisburg. Gettysburg itself was a small town in size; it was at the intersection of many different roads. Lee’s route led him and his troops…

mistakes before the battle, the mistakes were down to Marquis of Newcastle being so lazy. Rupert had ordered Newcastle to have his men from the York garrison on the Moor by 6 am., but the Marquis himself did not arrive until about 9 am., and…

symbol of the political and emotional divisions of Germany. The Wall was built because of a long lasting suspicion among the Soviet Union on one side and Western Europe and the United States on the other. Once World War II was over, these Allies…

countless other dawns that had fallen over tiny Midway atoll in the North Pacific. Nothing, that is, except the tension, the electric tension of men waiting for an enemy to make his move. On Midway's two main islands, Sand and Eastern, 3,632 United…

was created and when George Washington became president, the first treasurer, Alexander Hamilton, and the first secretary of state, Thomas Jefferson, had different beliefs on the government. This contrast of Hamiltonian and Jeffersonian principles…

important battle of the Revolutionary War. One misconception about this battle is that it was actually two battles right next to each other. These battles could have very easily been a glorious British victory, but the colonists outsmarted them,…

it seemed, to most, that Germany's surrender was only a matter of time. The Allies, having been on the offensive for so long, had an all time high determination and morale. The idea that Germany could muster the supplies, troops, or will to launch an…

be Adolf Hitler’s most daring and victorious battle. It was the largest battle ever fought on the Western Front and the largest ever fought by the U.S. Army. But, because of Hitler’s massive ego, he paid no attention to his advisors and, in turn, Ardenn…

was a major issue during the mid-1800s. As the nation expanded, the controversy over slavery grew as well. The South’s agricultural based economy, and the North’s ever growing slave conspiracy theories sparked tension on both sides. Politics would…