President Abraham Lincoln's Help Towards the Civil War
President Abraham Lincoln was a huge involvement in the Civil War. He did everything in his power to help the Union Army succeed in winning the Civil War. He made many contributions to the Civil War. Some ways he tried to help the Union Army was by making bills or laws such as the Emancipation Proclamation. He made this document after the Union Army won the Battle of Antietam. Another thing that President Abraham Lincoln did for the Civil War was in addition to writing the Emancipation Proclamation he also helped free African American Slaves. He did this by making the 13th Amendment which ended slavery so by the time the Civil War was over slavery officially came to an end. This is concidered by many as a one of the best things Abraham Lincoln did in his lifetime. Without that act slavery would have probably lasted a lot longer. After he wrote the Emancipation Proclamation the North was no longer fighting the South so they could become a part of the United States again. The fight for both sides of the North and the South was from different point of views to end slavery, or to keep slavery. This now became another reason and motivation to win the Civil War for the North and the South.
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1863/august/gettysburg-battle-description.htm
After reading the Harpers Weekly link at the top it focuses on some parts of the Battle of Gettysburg. This article talks about how General Robert Lee told General Longstreet to go and tell his Condederate division to go attack the Yankees (Union). This describes how the Confederates charged the Union soldiers in the cemetery were they were earlier drove out off their ranks. This battle was known as the Battle of Cemetery Hill which also was fought in the big Battle of Gettysburg. The last thing this article shows is some illustrations and the intensity on the Battle field itself.
*Here is a imaginative letter from a perspective of a soldier who would have fought in the Battle of Gettysburg.
Dear Family,
Today we have had our first day of fighting in Gettysburg. It said to be a hard fought battle and we do no know the outcome of the battle. We might lose many men indeed. I am writing this to tell you my dear family that if I do not make it then you must not grieve. It would be my greatest honor to die for my country. If I do survive though I hope and pray that this war will soon be over and we can end this struggle. Today the North lost a pretty tough battle to the South. They drove us off our ranks, but we will stand strong and I will help to win this battle for you my dear family. Hopefully we will meet again. Best wishes and tell everyone back at home that I love them dearly and not to fret for I will get out of this war.
Your Truly,
David E. Smith