... "Stonewall" Jackson] story as it is the story of the war itself. It is also a story told mostly from the South's point of view" (Gods and Generals). McCarthy seems to hit the nail on the head with this statement. The movie has three underlying themes taking place simultaneously; the ... to lead his men to victory and made him appear, to onlookers, as if he were an unbreakable, unwavering stone wall. This is just one of the many characteristics that helps portray Jackson becoming a legend. According to McCarthy, the performance by Stephen Lang in the film was dead on and ... regard to th...

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... Proclamation was limited in many ways. It applied only to states that had seceded from the Union, leaving slavery untouched in the loyal border states. It also expressly exempted parts of the Confederacy that had already come under Northern control. Most important, the freedom it promised depended upon Union military victory. Although the Emancipation Proclamation did not immediately free a ... SECTION 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. On 23rd September, 1862 Abraham Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation. The statement said that all s...

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