HIST315 Lecture 6: Lecture 6 - Becoming a War For Emanciapation Very well written, detailed, and elaborate note from Lecture 6 of the course!!!!! All topics and points are explained thoroughly, in detail, and very easy to understand!!!!!
16 Oct 2011
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Lecture 6: becoming a war for emancipation: the early course of the war. Subduing the succeeding states: general winfield scott"s anaconda plan. Idea is by blockading the southern us waterways, that confederacy would be squeezed by submission. Abolitionists and foes of slavery pressure abraham lincoln to turn the civil war into a war of emancipation, 1861-1862. Issue of slavery always loomed over all other issues in the civil war. Graduated second in his class, and served in the mexican war. Observed crimean war in europe, and eventually resigned and returned as a railroad executive. Later, was appointed general as a result of his background, and ordered by president lincoln to take command of union army in the east, and organized in under army of platonic. Not as successful because he was an odd mixture of arrogance and insecurity, told his soldiers that he was an instrument of god (hardcore narcissist).
