... people of the United States grew in their sense of country as an important example to the world of a national republic of political liberty and personal rights. Previous regional independence movements such as the Greek revolt in the Ottoman Empire, division, and division in the Latin ... American political map, and the British-French Crimean triumph leading to an interest in redrawing Europe along cultural differences, all conspired to make ... this battle that Confederate General Thomas Jackson received the nickname of "Stonewall" because he stood like a stone wall against Union troo...

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