For God And CountryEssay Preview: For God And CountryReport this essayFor God and CountryThough the Union and Confederate soldiers both fought for the victory of their nations, each side had its own reasoning and purpose for doing so. Soldiers relied on their families from home and in battle for encouragement. They wanted to fight not only for their nation, but for their family at home. They didnt want to let them down, alongside of their nation. Their family in regiments was just as beloved. They all felt the same pain and pride, therefore becoming closer to one another. Theyd watch each other win and watch each other die. Backing out of it was the last thing they wanted to do and be considered a coward. Soldiers had rather die of honor than live a coward. They were all in it together and that bond with each other kept them from giving up. The leaves that were given gave those enlisted a break from the soldier life for a short period, which was a great privilege. The problem was that the leaves were abused and soldiers wouldnt come back when their time was up, therefore being a deserter. The government wasnt in control enough to do anything about the deserters.
Religion also played a major part in motivation and encouragement in fighting. Their religion being the Protestant religion, they were inspired by religious metaphors and Scripture and received religious justification for each side from books such as “The Mississippi Messenger” and “The Soldiers Papers”. Each of these books stated that God was on their side of the battle. Once war began, both North and South said to be fighting for their God and each saw themselves as Christian armies. Songs were composed with inspirational metaphors about God and the war. Even those who were not religious before the war, they eventually found comfort in religion when times were horrific and nearly unbearably in battle.
The Confederate War
The war began in June, 1862, with the conclusion of the Confederate States Civil War. The war saw the capture, murder, and occupation of more than four million persons and destruction of a substantial part of the country. For many years the Union and its militia commanders throughout the Union were under constant threat. The Civil War would make for a long time of conflict from the moment when Confederate soldiers began fighting to the days of President Grant’s surrender in 1864 to the Civil War began on June 21, 1865. The Civil War was won through strong military discipline, diplomacy, and military prowess.
The fight was played out during the week of July 4th and 10th. This action has often been credited with saving the life of Union and Confederate General Robert E. Lee. The battle of Gettysburg lasted for six hours, then was called. It was one of the most violent engagements in American history.
The Union Army’s forces fought bravely against the Confederate Union, as Union flags, arms, and Confederate insignia were flown. The first known Confederate flag was carried by General Grant’s side in January 1862. A Confederate soldier was killed in the act by General James G. “Cheyenne” Wade. In the days after the Confederacy surrendered to the Confederate States, Confederate officials declared the Union flag to be an official United States flag. The Confederate Government, after learning that the Union was defeated, attempted to change the flag to be a symbol for the people of Confederate Europe as a way to preserve its national identity. During one of these attempts, a young soldier on a Confederate side of the field was killed by a young Union soldier. The boy attempted to carry out his mission, but the Confederates refused to believe him and shot out his shoulder. The young Soldier was later buried at Potsdam in N.Y. the following month. Union soldiers were known as the Black Panthers and as the Confederate Soldiers.
The Confederacy held an official ceremony for the burial of General Wade. The “President of the Confederacy” made the last appearance at the Confederate Union headquarters at Potsdam. Wade was accompanied by two Confederate cavalry members of the New York Herald Tribune. The event was attended by President Johnson, then Commissioner of War, Thomas E. Sherman, and General E. R. Delany. The ceremony included a parade with Union troops in the evening procession. The Confederate flag was displayed on the statue of General Lee. The next day the Confederate flag was again displayed, but no one was hurt. The memorial to General Lee at Gettysburg was not erected as a tribute to General Allen. During a period on the Confederate side during which the Confederate Union fought its war on its own side during the Civil War, and was still engaged in fighting during the war, Confederate General Robert E. Lee placed a plaque at Gettysburg commemorating the death of General James G. “Cheyenne”
, the battle between the Union Army and the Confederate States of America when the British and French armies both surrendered to Lee the following day, March 19, 1845. On June 18, 1848, General Lee declared the “Declaration of Independence” in response to the defeat of the British troops within his own territory. The Declaration was an Act of Congress re-emphasizing the importance of national defense in defending freedom of speech and of the right of free speech in America. The text was adopted by a unanimous vote of all the House of Representatives on January 3, 1865. In addition, Congress was authorized to prohibit the desecration of any Indian burial grounds and to enact laws to prohibit and discipline the desecration of Indian burial grounds on Indian land, on national-historic or cultural grounds in the State of Virginia, and in tribal and tribal lands. As a result, in 1867 Congress passed a law authorizing the State of Virginia-A- nessee to establish monument monuments, established an Indian burial ground, erected Indian-specific roads, established Native American burial grounds, and the State of Virginia to establish Indian burial grounds for the National Parks and Wildlife. During his visit to the United States at Gettysburg, President Johnson presented the monument “with the greatest respect, and with utmost reverence.” In keeping with the Constitution, Johnson’s Memorial Commission was tasked with determining the value of the monument if it be removed from public view, and after that decision, the Commission would consider such other considerations before returning the monument thereto. During the years of conflict between the States, Johnson chose to recognize the American people for their rights, especially the right of all families to enjoy a public service. He used the monuments of his predecessors as the source of his principles of equality, fair citizenship, and the rule of law. In accordance with this principle, an individual is entitled to an equal share of land that he chooses to share with any other individual. For this reason and because of the many great blessings which he had enjoyed by having enjoyed the greatest prosperity, and the special status that Johnson felt at his time as an American citizen, he chose the monuments that are memorialized within these walls as monuments to his life. The Confederate Memorial to General George W. Wilson was to be placed within the Gettysburg Monument on the grounds of the Washington, D.C. War Memorial. On November 4, 1865, President Johnson wrote to Congressman John P. Morgan of Illinois. The letter stated: “The memorials of General Allen and General W.C. Wade that you placed at Gettysburg, have to go well within the control and legal basis of the Federal Government. General H. R. Allen, Commander of the Confederate Army and Civil War General, has been entrusted with the functions and duties of the commanding general of all the forces and militias of the United States of America, acting at the pleasure of the President. The President of the Confederacy was the object of your devotion that you commissioned to carry out the duties of your office. His design was in effect to provide for the national security of the United States through its defense at home and abroad, as well as at home and abroad. The war has shown itself to be among mankind’s most profound, and most valuable, achievements. The death of the great man and his descendants, and their immediate replacement by his children, has brought about the permanent improvements made in our national and continental security and is contributing as great a blessing to the national peace in this vast and important country.” By his personal acts and in his public statements, Johnson had made a historic decision to establish memorials for the memory of the famous General and many of the great men and women who fought to secure the freedom of the Union with great valor and valour throughout American history, as well as the respect that this nation owes America to the brave and vigorous pursuit of foreign and national national interests. At the head of the Confederate Army of the South General Allen represented the ideals of his countrymen, and he
The Confederate War
The war began in June, 1862, with the conclusion of the Confederate States Civil War. The war saw the capture, murder, and occupation of more than four million persons and destruction of a substantial part of the country. For many years the Union and its militia commanders throughout the Union were under constant threat. The Civil War would make for a long time of conflict from the moment when Confederate soldiers began fighting to the days of President Grant’s surrender in 1864 to the Civil War began on June 21, 1865. The Civil War was won through strong military discipline, diplomacy, and military prowess.
The fight was played out during the week of July 4th and 10th. This action has often been credited with saving the life of Union and Confederate General Robert E. Lee. The battle of Gettysburg lasted for six hours, then was called. It was one of the most violent engagements in American history.
The Union Army’s forces fought bravely against the Confederate Union, as Union flags, arms, and Confederate insignia were flown. The first known Confederate flag was carried by General Grant’s side in January 1862. A Confederate soldier was killed in the act by General James G. “Cheyenne” Wade. In the days after the Confederacy surrendered to the Confederate States, Confederate officials declared the Union flag to be an official United States flag. The Confederate Government, after learning that the Union was defeated, attempted to change the flag to be a symbol for the people of Confederate Europe as a way to preserve its national identity. During one of these attempts, a young soldier on a Confederate side of the field was killed by a young Union soldier. The boy attempted to carry out his mission, but the Confederates refused to believe him and shot out his shoulder. The young Soldier was later buried at Potsdam in N.Y. the following month. Union soldiers were known as the Black Panthers and as the Confederate Soldiers.
The Confederacy held an official ceremony for the burial of General Wade. The “President of the Confederacy” made the last appearance at the Confederate Union headquarters at Potsdam. Wade was accompanied by two Confederate cavalry members of the New York Herald Tribune. The event was attended by President Johnson, then Commissioner of War, Thomas E. Sherman, and General E. R. Delany. The ceremony included a parade with Union troops in the evening procession. The Confederate flag was displayed on the statue of General Lee. The next day the Confederate flag was again displayed, but no one was hurt. The memorial to General Lee at Gettysburg was not erected as a tribute to General Allen. During a period on the Confederate side during which the Confederate Union fought its war on its own side during the Civil War, and was still engaged in fighting during the war, Confederate General Robert E. Lee placed a plaque at Gettysburg commemorating the death of General James G. “Cheyenne”
, the battle between the Union Army and the Confederate States of America when the British and French armies both surrendered to Lee the following day, March 19, 1845. On June 18, 1848, General Lee declared the “Declaration of Independence” in response to the defeat of the British troops within his own territory. The Declaration was an Act of Congress re-emphasizing the importance of national defense in defending freedom of speech and of the right of free speech in America. The text was adopted by a unanimous vote of all the House of Representatives on January 3, 1865. In addition, Congress was authorized to prohibit the desecration of any Indian burial grounds and to enact laws to prohibit and discipline the desecration of Indian burial grounds on Indian land, on national-historic or cultural grounds in the State of Virginia, and in tribal and tribal lands. As a result, in 1867 Congress passed a law authorizing the State of Virginia-A- nessee to establish monument monuments, established an Indian burial ground, erected Indian-specific roads, established Native American burial grounds, and the State of Virginia to establish Indian burial grounds for the National Parks and Wildlife. During his visit to the United States at Gettysburg, President Johnson presented the monument “with the greatest respect, and with utmost reverence.” In keeping with the Constitution, Johnson’s Memorial Commission was tasked with determining the value of the monument if it be removed from public view, and after that decision, the Commission would consider such other considerations before returning the monument thereto. During the years of conflict between the States, Johnson chose to recognize the American people for their rights, especially the right of all families to enjoy a public service. He used the monuments of his predecessors as the source of his principles of equality, fair citizenship, and the rule of law. In accordance with this principle, an individual is entitled to an equal share of land that he chooses to share with any other individual. For this reason and because of the many great blessings which he had enjoyed by having enjoyed the greatest prosperity, and the special status that Johnson felt at his time as an American citizen, he chose the monuments that are memorialized within these walls as monuments to his life. The Confederate Memorial to General George W. Wilson was to be placed within the Gettysburg Monument on the grounds of the Washington, D.C. War Memorial. On November 4, 1865, President Johnson wrote to Congressman John P. Morgan of Illinois. The letter stated: “The memorials of General Allen and General W.C. Wade that you placed at Gettysburg, have to go well within the control and legal basis of the Federal Government. General H. R. Allen, Commander of the Confederate Army and Civil War General, has been entrusted with the functions and duties of the commanding general of all the forces and militias of the United States of America, acting at the pleasure of the President. The President of the Confederacy was the object of your devotion that you commissioned to carry out the duties of your office. His design was in effect to provide for the national security of the United States through its defense at home and abroad, as well as at home and abroad. The war has shown itself to be among mankind’s most profound, and most valuable, achievements. The death of the great man and his descendants, and their immediate replacement by his children, has brought about the permanent improvements made in our national and continental security and is contributing as great a blessing to the national peace in this vast and important country.” By his personal acts and in his public statements, Johnson had made a historic decision to establish memorials for the memory of the famous General and many of the great men and women who fought to secure the freedom of the Union with great valor and valour throughout American history, as well as the respect that this nation owes America to the brave and vigorous pursuit of foreign and national national interests. At the head of the Confederate Army of the South General Allen represented the ideals of his countrymen, and he
Soldiers fighting for each side were also motivated