... advanced. Union officers would later complain about the killing fire from the positions, but the only thing done about it was counter battery from General McClellan's reserve artillery east of Antietam. General Ricketts's men fought there way down into the Cornfield and as they broke out, were met by a volley of Confederate ... the Cornfield to. It was a desperate struggle with equal losses on both sides. Over 8,000 people were wounded or dead in just three hours. The Federal Army was now in control of the field from the Cornfield on North, but was still taking effective fire. General S...

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... Cavalry through a telescope, from a distance. Harrison heads to the Confederate camp and informs Lieutenant General James Longstreet (played by Tom Berenger) of the Federal position. In turn, Lieutenant General Longstreet informs General Lee (played by Martin Sheen). Herein is our first historical mistake: Longstreet's hat, in this ... Armistead and Union commander Major General Winfield Scott Hancock were best of friends before the war. To complement this, the scene shifts to the Federal headquarters where Major General Hancock (played by Brian Mallon) is introduced - he has a discussio...

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... in order to protect and ensure the growth of small industries in the north. There were arguments over who should control internal improvements the states or the federal government. The north believed that the federal government should pay for the internal improvements needed because they lived mainly in the big cities and they believed that all should pay for these needs. The ... for their needs. Basically the North favored a loose interpretation of the United States Constitution. They wanted to grant the federal government increased powers. The South wanted to reserve all undefined pow...

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... from the Union. Basically the North favored a loose interpretation of the United States Constitution. They wanted to grant the federal government increased powers. The South wanted to reserve all undefined powers to the individual states. The North also wanted internal improvements sponsored by the federal government. This was more roads, railroads, and canals. The South, on the other hand, did not want these ... . It was bad for the South because a high tariff would not let the south trade its cotton for foreign goods. The North also wanted a good banking and currency system and federal...

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... from the Union. Basically the North favored a loose interpretation of the United States Constitution. They wanted to grant the federal government increased powers. The South wanted to reserve all undefined powers to the individual states. The North also wanted internal improvements sponsored by the federal government. This was more roads, railroads, and canals. The South, on the other hand, did not want these ... . It was bad for the South because a high tariff would not let the south trade its cotton for foreign goods. The North also wanted a good banking and currency system and federal...

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... from the Union. Basically the North favored a loose interpretation of the United States Constitution. They wanted to grant the federal government increased powers. The South wanted to reserve all undefined powers to the individual states. The North also wanted internal improvements sponsored by the federal government. This was more roads, railroads, and canals. The South, on the other hand, did not want these ... . It was bad for the South because a high tariff would not let the south trade its cotton for foreign goods. The North also wanted a good banking and currency system and federal...

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... from the Union. Basically the North favored a loose interpretation of the United States Constitution. They wanted to grant the federal government increased powers. The South wanted to reserve all undefined powers to the individual states. The North also wanted internal improvements sponsored by the federal government. This was more roads, railroads, and canals. The South, on the other hand, did not want these ... . It was bad for the South because a high tariff would not let the south trade its cotton for foreign goods. The North also wanted a good banking and currency system and federal...

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... from the Union. Basically the North favored a loose interpretation of the United States Constitution. They wanted to grant the federal government increased powers. The South wanted to reserve all undefined powers to the individual states. The North also wanted internal improvements sponsored by the federal government. This was more roads, railroads, and canals. The South, on the other hand, did not want these ... . It was bad for the South because a high tariff would not let the south trade its cotton for foreign goods. The North also wanted a good banking and currency system and federal...

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... ceded from the Union. The North favored a loose interpretation of the United States Constitution. They wanted to grant the federal government increased powers. The South wanted to reserve all undefined powers to the individual states. The North also wanted internal improvements sponsored by the federal government. This was more roads, railroads, and canals. The South, on the other hand, did not want these ... rather then face political encirclement. This was officially the end and now the South wanted to secede. Lincoln said that succession was illegal and said that he intended to maint...

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... ceded from the Union. The North favored a loose interpretation of the United States Constitution. They wanted to grant the federal government increased powers. The South wanted to reserve all undefined powers to the individual states. The North also wanted internal improvements sponsored by the federal government. This was more roads, railroads, and canals. The South, on the other hand, did not want these ... rather then face political encirclement. This was officially the end and now the South wanted to secede. Lincoln said that succession was illegal and said that he intended to maint...

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... 28th, just three day before this great battle began. July 2, 1863. All through the night the two armies had continued to gather. By morning, 65,000 Confederates faced 85,000 Federal troops. The Union line, curling around Culp's and Cemetery hills and extended two miles south along Cemetery Ridge to a hill called Little Round Top, was shaped like a fishhook. These hills ... proved to begood ground? for the Federal army. The Confederates tried to flank the Union army on the left flank on Little Round Top but failed. The 20th Maine on the left flank, led by Colonel Joshua ... was in charg...

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... the Confederates, delayed by high waters, and arrived at Memphis three days after the battle of Shiloh.2 Also, the attack formations of the Confederate side bore too much on the Federal left. This brought the Confederates into close proximity with the Tennessee River, where two enemy gunboats engaged the right flank of the Confederates.3 The Union side was also at an ... not very crucial, since Grant had not anticipated an attack, especially after the victory at Fort Donelson.6 General Johnston intended to advance with three corps formed in a column, supported by Reserve Corps under Gen...

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