... romantics- A. The fireside poets 1. John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892), American poet, born near Haverhill, Massachusetts, and largely self-educated. The young poet's earliest work attracted the attention of the abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, editor of the Free Press newspaper in Newburyport, Massachusetts, who asked him to contribute articles. Thus Whittier began a long career as contributing editor, essayist, and poet. A deeply religious ... "Inscription for the Entrance to a Wood," "Green River," and "To a Waterfowl." From then until his death, Bryant was known as one of the mos...

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... the army into the Army of Northern Virginia, with two corps; one under Jackson and the other commanded by the exprienced and gruff James Longstreet. McClellan retreated north while an army of 60,000 union soliders under the braggard John Pope invaded Virginia. Lee sent Jackson and cavalry ... gorvnernor. Buell caught up with Bragg and fought a draw at Perryville. Bragg retreated into Tennesee, while Buell was replaced with the more energetic William Rosencrans. Rosencrans entered Tennesee and gave battle at Murfreesboro. The battle was a draw but it forced Bragg to retire to Chattanooga,...

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... to make public appearances-loyal, stubborn, hard working, emotional, hated-perfectionist-took over the situation of Lincoln's death-appointed to Supreme Court while in deathbed in 1869 William H. Seward-64 years old-Secretary of State-roughed up by Paine-died 1872 of natural causes Frederick Seward-assistant Secretary of State- took his father's place in the ... not know General Grant was going to decline the invitation and leave Washington on a late afternoon train to go back to Burlington with his wife to his children. James R. Ford was thrilled with this news because it would bring bu...

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... . While many white abolitionists focused only on slavery, black Americans tended to couple anti-slavery activities with demands for racial equality and justice. Some famous abolitionists are John Brown, William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, and Sojourner Truth. In 1833, sixty abolitionist leaders from ten states met in Philadelphia to create a national organization to bring about immediate emancipation of ... all slaves. The American Anti-slavery Society elected officers and adopted a constitution and declaration. Drafted by William Lloyd Garrison, the declaration pledged its membe...

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By 1860 the feud between President James Buchanan and Stephen Douglas had cancelled out the political aspirations of both men. The strain the slavery issue had resulted in the Democratic Party being split into two and severely ... with secession and eventually war. In the six weeks following the election of Lincoln South Carolina seceded from the Union and over the next month five more states would follow. James Buchanan, a now lame duck president, took no action against the South which only straighten the confidence of the already seceding states allowing them to set up a government and est...

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... time took matters into their own hands to get their point across. Some of the most famous abolitionists were William Lloyd Garrison of Boston, Wendell Phillips, who in 1836 gave up his law practice because he couldn't support the United States Constitution, James G. Birney of Ohio who gathered all anti-slavery forces into one unit called the Liberty Party and Frederick Douglass ... for the Confederate States of America. This outraged the North and what was led to the Civil War. Many different efforts were made to save the Union and prevent a war. James Buchanan believed the Constitution...

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... time took matters into their own hands to get their point across. Some of the most famous abolitionists were William Lloyd Garrison of Boston, Wendell Phillips, who in 1836 gave up his law practice because he couldn't support the United States Constitution, James G. Birney of Ohio who gathered all anti-slavery forces into one unit called the Liberty Party and Frederick Douglass ... for the Confederate States of America. This outraged the North and what was led to the Civil War. Many different efforts were made to save the Union and prevent a war. James Buchanan believed the Constitution...

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... time took matters into their own hands to get their point across. Some of the most famous abolitionists were William Lloyd Garrison of Boston, Wendell Phillips, who in 1836 gave up his law practice because he couldn't support the United States Constitution, James G. Birney of Ohio who gathered all anti-slavery forces into one unit called the Liberty Party and Frederick Douglass ... for the Confederate States of America. This outraged the North and what was led to the Civil War. Many different efforts were made to save the Union and prevent a war. James Buchanan believed the Constitution...

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... time took matters into their own hands to get their point across. Some of the most famous abolitionists were William Lloyd Garrison of Boston, Wendell Phillips, who in 1836 gave up his law practice because he couldn't support the United States Constitution, James G. Birney of Ohio who gathered all anti-slavery forces into one unit called the Liberty Party and Frederick Douglass ... for the Confederate States of America. This outraged the North and what was led to the Civil War. Many different efforts were made to save the Union and prevent a war. James Buchanan believed the Constitution...

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... the war. Military leadership proved substantial in numbers and often excellent in quality. Over two hundred Ohioans reached the rank of general; among them were Ulysses S. Grant, Philip H. Sheridan, and William T. Sherman.# Although these men were very prominent in Ohio during the Civil War, the book For the Union: Ohio leaders in the Civil War focuses on individuals that were known ... civilian appointees, or "political generals". Out of the twenty-two Ohioans who reached the rank of major general during the war, sixteen boasted a West Point education as their professional badge.# Jame...

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... tax, and for determining its population for representation in the House of Representatives. 1787 Kentucky and Virginia Resolves-In response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Resolves. They argued that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional and that each state had a right to declare them null and void. ... This transportation made it possible to move heavy goods such as coal across the Country at faster speeds than a steamboat, and could also go more places than just a waterway. 1830 William Lloyd Garrison- Garris...

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... were fully against slavery and its expansion and most of the time took matters into their own hands to get their point across. Some of the most famous abolitionists were William Lloyd Garrison of Boston, Wendell Phillips, who in 1836 gave up his law practice because he could not support the United States Constitution. As well as ... , James G. Birney of Ohio who gathered all anti-slavery forces into one unit called the Liberty Party and Frederick Douglass, who was an escaped slave who became a black editor. The last ... a constitution for the Confederate States of America. This outrage...

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... were fully against slavery and its expansion and most of the time took matters into their own hands to get their point across. Some of the most famous abolitionists were William Lloyd Garrison of Boston, Wendell Phillips, who in 1836 gave up his law practice because he could not support the United States Constitution. As well as ... , James G. Birney of Ohio who gathered all anti-slavery forces into one unit called the Liberty Party and Frederick Douglass, who was an escaped slave who became a black editor. The last ... a constitution for the Confederate States of America. This outrage...

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... led his troops on a spearhead attack on Cemetery Ridge that was supposed to break through the center of the union line. This has been called the Confederacy's "high-water mark". William Garrison William Garrison played a major role in the American Abolitionist movement. He published a paper called the Liberator which said that slavery was wrong and we needed change immediately. In 1833 Garrison ... the American Anti-Slavery Society. Garrison's opinions were used throughout the existence of the society. Garrison cooperated easily with other major abolitionists until the 1840s when he met...

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Andrew Johnson was born in 1808 in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was elected to office from Tennessee just like Andrew Jackson and James K. Polk, other North Carolina born presidents. He was a native from the South. But was a supporter of the Union. He served as a military governor of Tennessee during the Civil War. And ... . In 1812 Jacob Johnson saved two of his friends from drowning. But died in 1812 from over-exertion. This left Mary to raise Andrew and his older brother William. Mary Johnson apprenticed Andrew and William to a tailor in Raleigh when Andrew was fourteen years old. Andrew ha...

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... . Henry David Thoreau Nothing endures but change. Heraclitus It's not that some people have willpower and some don't. It's that some people are ready to change and others are not. James Gordon, M.D. Affirmations are like prescriptions for certain aspects of yourself you want to change. Jerry Frankhauser Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is ... -day, flesh and blood tomorrow. Victor Hugo Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives. William Dement Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. W...

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... , and on, and on. "In my feeble estimation, General McClellan, with all his laurels, sinks into insignificance beside the true heroine of the age, the angel of the battlefield." Dr. James Dunn, surgeon at Antietam Battlefield. In 1863, Clara Baron traveled to Morris Island to tend to the growing number of sick and wounded soldiers. The wounded were expanding after the ... Willie who died in the White House of typhoid fever in 1862. Our nation mourns the loss of this great president and man. SHERMAN GIVES LINCOLN SAVANNAH FOR CHRISTMAS!! After William Tecumseh Sherman captured and burned ...

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... North, attracting antislavery Whigs and Democrats. In 1856, the Republican Party nominated its first presidential candidate, well-known explorer John C. Freemont. Freemont lost narrowly in a three-way race to Democrat James Buchanan. Four years later, Abraham Lincoln swept the Northern states and secured the presidency. After the Southern states seceded, the Republicans became established as the nation's dominant political party. After ... to ease the lot of the small farmer. The new political party soon became an important political force in Western states. In 1896, following the defea...

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... in office. Republican Candidate Abraham Lincoln won the republican nomination, after three tries to elect a candidate though. Ohio changed 4 votes to secure his nomination and give him the victory over William Seward. Lincoln was a good choice for a president during this time of secession. His stance on slavery was that slavery could stay in the states where it is now, but there ... technology where a canon ball will just bounce off if struck. They rebuilt the USS Merrimack, and re-christened the CSS Virginia. To try and help the south's lack of ships James D. Bulloch, the man in charge...

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... the beginning of the Civil War (1861-1865). His troops called him "Old Fuss and Feathers" because he loved colorful uniforms. Scott was born near Petersburg, VA. He went to William and Mary College and then studied law. He gave up law in 1808 to join the U.S. Army. When the War of 1812 broke out, he became a lieutenant colonel and went ... Angel of the Battlefield. At first, the United States government refused to give help or encouragement. But in 1864, she was made superintendent of nurses for the Army of the James. When the war ended, Barton formed a bureau to search for missing men ...

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... . As a result of the Constitution's failure to address this, when the southern states wanted to leave the union, it was considered unconstitutional to use force or power to stop them. James Buchanan was in support of the right of a state or states to leave the union if they did not feel that they were being properly represented. He stated, in Document ... law makes it a man's duty to break it." What Emerson is saying is that just because something is made a law, that doesn't make it right and forever set in stone. William Lloyd Garrison in Document E said that, "The Constitution which su...

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... states didn't want that to happen. This movement entered a new stage in 1840, when some of its leaders entered politics and founded the Liberty Party. A man by the name of James G. Birney, ran for president of this party in 1840 and 1844. Abolitionists became important to the Free Soil Party in 1848. After 1854, many abolitionists supported the Republican Party. Abolitionists ... the country. Large numbers of abolitionists then joined the fight to win social and political equality for blacks. Abolitionist of the Abolition Movement These abolitionists fought to have slavery abolished: 1....

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... as well as common southerners stepped up to reaffirm that indeed the Constitution was a compact especially when it came to the issue of slavery, whose names include above all else James Buchanan and the eventual president of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis. In April of 1861, Davis refers to roots of the country and that it was then that ... conflict existed in the absence of words that would doom the Constitution, such as "slave" and "slavery." Friendlier euphemisms instead were used, and in the opinion of the great abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, never gave any ...

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... 1843, the Lincoln's had a son and named him Robert. After the addition to the family they made the house a full two-story house. Lincoln had three more sons Edward Baker, William Wallace, and Thomas. Edward died at the age of three; the cause of death was either consumption or pulmonary tuberculosis. In 1832 Lincoln announced himself a candidate for state legislature but ... defeated by Lyman Trumbull but in 1856. Lincoln was helping to create a new political party in Illinois called the Republicans. The party's first and primary goal was to prevent President James Buchanan from winning...

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